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Ah … back in print again.

Stuart Miller, editor of the gorgeous Alien Worlds Magazine, has welcomed me into his “stable” of writers. My new column, The Round Files, debuts in issue three of the magazine. Stuart is one of the few names in Ufology circles that understands the dire need for humor in the field, and it is an honor to be able to contribute to his magazine.

The first installment,”The Really Really Secret Mission of Apollo 18,” is the revelation of the story of Col. Donald Mellon, USAF (Ret.). Col. Mellon, author of Listen, Pal — Your Flight Never Happened, claims to be the only surviving member of a top secret lunar mission undertaken to investigate a mammoth cylindrical alien “mother ship” and a nearby “city” of glass-like spires.

Is it true? Is it disinformation? Is it a hoax? Will the UFO audience recognize it as the parody that it has to be?

Would they recognize a piece of satire if it bit them in their collective funny bone?

Do they have a collective funny bone?

(I don’t know!)

© 2008, by Daniel Brenton. All Rights Reserved.

Ladies and gentlemen, the last of the “big three of science fiction,” Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke, left us today.

Arthur C. Clarke (I could never think of him as “Sir Clarke,” and he professed embarrassment about the title) was my first role model as a writer: Stanley Kubrick said, “Arthur’s ability to impart poignancy to a dying ocean or an intelligent vapor is unique.” His grasp on the English language in his prime was remarkable — fluid, at times majestic, and always concise.

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Funny how things can come back to you.

	From Black Mirror by Arcade Fire

Back in the end of January I posted a review/ interpretation of the dazzling, surrealistic music video of the song “Black Mirror,” by the Canadian alternative rock band Arcade Fire. I recently archived the majority of the material on my blog, but was contacted by David Knight, the editor of Promo News who expressed interest in the article.

Promo News is a blog aimed at music video professionals, and to have the thoughts of an industry outsider showcased to this audience is something of an honor.

It’s been reposted on Promo News here.

My thanks go out to David Knight for seeking me out, and to the directors of the video, Olivier Groulx and Tracy Maurice, for suggesting my article to him.

© 2008, by Daniel Brenton. All Rights Reserved.