Author Archives: Nate Bjork

Things I Enjoyed: June 2020

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Nate Bjork

Books I Read N. K. Jemisin, How Long ’til Black Future Month? **** A collection of short stories by a master of speculative fiction. Jemisin pairs a rich imagination with brilliant writing. James S. A. Corey, Cibola Burn. **** Book … Continue reading →

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Things I Enjoyed: May 2020

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Nate Bjork

Book I Read James S. A. Corey, Abaddon’s Gate. **** Book three of The Expanse. This series continues to be really really good. Hard science, great writing, imaginative storytelling. Game I Played Animal Crossing: New Horizons. *** I definitely wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Things I Enjoyed: April 2020

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Nate Bjork

Did I forget to write one of these last month? Or did I not enjoy anything in March? Either way… Books I Read James S. A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes. **** Book one of The Expanse. Really great science fiction. Good … Continue reading →

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Things I Enjoyed: February 2020

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Nate Bjork

Book I Read Russell Cobb, The Great Oklahoma Swindle: Race, Religion, and Lies in America’s Weirdest State. **** Former Okie Russell Cobb discusses his home state and the multitudes it contains. This book is a collection of essays about the … Continue reading →

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Things I Enjoyed: January 2020

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Nate Bjork

Books I Read Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. **** Memoirs of a mixed-race man and his childhood growing up in post-Apartheid South Africa. Funny, heart-wrenching, and educational. Brian Freeman, Thief River Falls. *** Not … Continue reading →

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ultrashort movie review: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker ****

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Nate Bjork

I wouldn’t say I’m a big Star Wars fan but I have seen 8 out of 9 of the core movies and I enjoyed Rogue One, Solo, and The Mandalorian. I don’t have the perspective of a die hard fan. … Continue reading →

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Books I Read: December 2017-February 2018

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Nate Bjork

Holy bananas! I let this get away from me. Here are the books I read in the last three months. December 2017 David Crosby, Long Time Gone. **** David Crosby’s autobiography. John Leahy, Harvest. **** Science fiction/thriller. Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to … Continue reading →

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Books I Read: November 2017

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Nate Bjork

Barbara Nickless, Dead Stop. ***** Last year I read Nickless’s first book, Blood on the Tracks, and it was one of my favorite books of the year. I was delighted to read the follow-up. Sydney Parnell, the protagonist of these books, is … Continue reading →

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Books I Read: October 2017

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Nate Bjork

Not a big month for reading for me, apparently. N. K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season. ***** Imaginative and incredibly thoughtful. I will read the rest of this series. Science fiction that explores a world that is familiar but entirely different from … Continue reading →

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Last Night’s Dream: The Return of Last Night’s Dream

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Nate Bjork

I dreamed a kid told me he liked the blond streaks in my hair. I told him it was gray hair.

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