Brian Collins
@bdcollins95.bsky.social
Messy bisexual, genre fiction fan, movie snob, reluctant blogger, they/them. Hosts Science Fiction & Fantasy Remembrance.
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The old gods may be gone, and even forgotten. But not dead. It's "The Cairn on the Headland" by Robert E. Howard, from the January 1933 issue of Strange Tales!
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Short Story Review: “The Cairn on the Headland” by Robert E. Howard
(Cover by H. W. Wesso. Strange Tales, January 1933.) Who Goes There? Robert E. Howard’s career lasted only about a dozen years, from 1924 until his death in 1936, but in that time he wrote se…
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January 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The old gods may be gone, and even forgotten. But not dead. It's "The Cairn on the Headland" by Robert E. Howard, from the January 1933 issue of Strange Tales!
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I’m very curious about rereading On the Road, not least because from what I remember there are passages that definitely read like bi panic on Kerouac’s part.
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I’m very curious about rereading On the Road, not least because from what I remember there are passages that definitely read like bi panic on Kerouac’s part.
I love Undertale and think it has some of the best writing of any video game, but also having a language option for Japanese specifically is so corny.
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I love Undertale and think it has some of the best writing of any video game, but also having a language option for Japanese specifically is so corny.
One of the fun (if also frustrating) things about classic Star Trek is when the writers and actors get horny and sneak in sex stuff while trying to keep things PG-ish.
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
One of the fun (if also frustrating) things about classic Star Trek is when the writers and actors get horny and sneak in sex stuff while trying to keep things PG-ish.
Frankenstein getting 9 Oscar nominations is so unserious.
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Frankenstein getting 9 Oscar nominations is so unserious.
He created Conan the barbarian, was friends with H. P. Lovecraft, and revolutionized fantasy writing as we know it. And at age 30 he took his own life. Robert E. Howard was born 120 years ago, and this month's editorial is about his life and death.
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The Observatory: The Last Days of Robert E. Howard
(Robert E. Howard in 1936. One of the last photos taken of him. He grew a mustache at the end of his life.) (As you can guess, this post has to do with mental illness and suicide. My main source fo…
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January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
He created Conan the barbarian, was friends with H. P. Lovecraft, and revolutionized fantasy writing as we know it. And at age 30 he took his own life. Robert E. Howard was born 120 years ago, and this month's editorial is about his life and death.
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Thinking about how Resident Evil 4’s story is like, terrible. Objectively trash. And it’s in service of maybe the greatest game ever made.
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Thinking about how Resident Evil 4’s story is like, terrible. Objectively trash. And it’s in service of maybe the greatest game ever made.
Joan Didion's seminal book on grief was painful to read, but it's the kind of book you can (and maybe should) recommend to just about anyone.
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Review: "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion
National Book Award Winner: 2005
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January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Joan Didion's seminal book on grief was painful to read, but it's the kind of book you can (and maybe should) recommend to just about anyone.
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I would be more open to these OBAA criticisms if so many of them weren’t so fucking dumb tbh.
January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I would be more open to these OBAA criticisms if so many of them weren’t so fucking dumb tbh.
If you look at leftist art from the late ‘60s and early ‘70s the general vibe was “This really feels like the end of America as an empire and maybe as a country.” If only that were true.
January 18, 2026 at 5:07 AM
If you look at leftist art from the late ‘60s and early ‘70s the general vibe was “This really feels like the end of America as an empire and maybe as a country.” If only that were true.
You can’t make machines out of men, or indeed the other way around. It’s “The Gulf Between” by Tom Godwin, from the October 1953 issue of Astounding!
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Novella Review: “The Gulf Between” by Tom Godwin
(Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Astounding, October 1953.) Who Goes There? Tom Godwin is one of those semi-forgotten authors whose legacy is secured by a single work, the 1954 story “The Cold Eq…
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January 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM
You can’t make machines out of men, or indeed the other way around. It’s “The Gulf Between” by Tom Godwin, from the October 1953 issue of Astounding!
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J. D. Vance is a closeted homosexual.
January 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM
J. D. Vance is a closeted homosexual.
First review on my brand new blog on Substack. I'll be going through National Book Award winners one by one, starting with Charles Johnson's 1990 sea tale Middle Passage.
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Review: "Middle Passage" by Charles R. Johnson
National Book Award Winner: 1990
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January 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
First review on my brand new blog on Substack. I'll be going through National Book Award winners one by one, starting with Charles Johnson's 1990 sea tale Middle Passage.
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“Narco-terrorism” might be the phoniest charge of all time, especially coming from the US.
January 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
“Narco-terrorism” might be the phoniest charge of all time, especially coming from the US.
I like soft dudes.
January 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I like soft dudes.
I really feel like for the sake of everyone else on this planet that the American empire should end. By any means necessary.
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
I really feel like for the sake of everyone else on this planet that the American empire should end. By any means necessary.
Couple changes happening at SFF Remembrance, but the review forecast is still here on time! We've got a novel in serial form by H. G. Wells, the first published story by Tom Godwin, and a horror story by Robert E. Howard.
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Things Beyond: January 2026
(Cover by Frank R. Paul. Amazing Stories, February 1927.) Since it’s now the new year for everyone, it’s only natural that we have some new things to look forward to or new things to do…
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January 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Couple changes happening at SFF Remembrance, but the review forecast is still here on time! We've got a novel in serial form by H. G. Wells, the first published story by Tom Godwin, and a horror story by Robert E. Howard.
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2026, new year, new me, NEW MEDIA THREAD!
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
2026, new year, new me, NEW MEDIA THREAD!
Feels like democratic socialists from decades past were more radical than the ones we’re currently dealing with.
December 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Feels like democratic socialists from decades past were more radical than the ones we’re currently dealing with.
Some people calling Eddington anti-vaxx or anti-BLM is so funny, because it is probably the most pessimistic film about America to come out in 2025. Like it is a movie that ends on America as one big shithole, home to data centers and Amazon warehouses.
December 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Some people calling Eddington anti-vaxx or anti-BLM is so funny, because it is probably the most pessimistic film about America to come out in 2025. Like it is a movie that ends on America as one big shithole, home to data centers and Amazon warehouses.
Honestly woke in the 2010s was pretty cringe. Woke 2.0 is much better.
December 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Honestly woke in the 2010s was pretty cringe. Woke 2.0 is much better.
Israel becoming Palestine again would’ve been cool, as like a Christmas gift.
December 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Israel becoming Palestine again would’ve been cool, as like a Christmas gift.
Palestinian Christians who are still alive in Gaza are celebrating Christmas, in spite of everything. Merry Christmas, death to the IDF, and we hope for the restoration of Palestine. We must hope.
December 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Palestinian Christians who are still alive in Gaza are celebrating Christmas, in spite of everything. Merry Christmas, death to the IDF, and we hope for the restoration of Palestine. We must hope.
A pet peeve of mine among the left is leftists who don't seem to enjoy anything. Like what are your hobbies? You can't be serious or "into politics" all the time.
December 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A pet peeve of mine among the left is leftists who don't seem to enjoy anything. Like what are your hobbies? You can't be serious or "into politics" all the time.
The alien invaders are smart and well-armed. The good news is we have smart and well-armed aliens of our own. It's "The Dragon Masters" by Jack Vance, from the August 1962 issue of Galaxy!
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Novella Review: “The Dragon Masters” by Jack Vance
(Cover by Jack Gaughan. Galaxy, August 1962.) Who Goes There? Jack Vance had one of the longest careers of any SFF writer, from his debut in 1945 to just before his death in 2013. For better or wor…
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December 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The alien invaders are smart and well-armed. The good news is we have smart and well-armed aliens of our own. It's "The Dragon Masters" by Jack Vance, from the August 1962 issue of Galaxy!
sffremembrance.com/2025/12/24/n...
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