Back in January, I was cruising through my Libby app, not sure what I was looking for or what kind of book I wanted to listen to. Since I’ve been going to a lot of live music, I decided to see what sort of music biographies the library has in audiobook format. I don’t read music biographies on the regular, but sometimes they do hit the spot. I felt like I scored big time when I noticed the Bad Religion book, and it was available to listen to right away…

So with our Butterfly-in-Chief having launched her countdown of the Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time, we figured our Head Alien – that’s me! – needed a series to motivate some more regular contributions as well. So where she’s started something music and numerical, I’ve chosen something book and alphabetical: a tour of my collection of alphabet books, alphabetically by title…

Since live music opened up again in 2022 after the COVID-19 lockdowns, I have been going to a lot of shows. I went to a lot of live music shows in the 80s and 90s, and I am so so so thrilled to be back out there experiencing music up close and personal on almost a weekly basis…

Not really, but a me with renewed clarity…

Popped in to share a review of one of my favourite new science fiction novels, There Is No Antimemetics Division by QNTM…

I came by the library to write a story about how awesome it was for me and our Butterfly-in-Chief to be at the When Words Collide Festival again this year – which it was! – except I must first once again darken your visit and mine with a tale of the strange and very possibly evil-cursed creativity of L. A. Cunningham…

So it’s been a hot minute since I’ve had time to hang out in the Butterflies & Aliens Library – because [gestures at everything] – but I thought I jump in and share the latest two acquisitions in my dictionary collection…

My latest altered book project came together rather suddenly – inspiration sometimes does strike like lighting, especially when helped along by encouragement from the people around you. But funnily enough, it started from seeing an audiobook…

I wanted to share my latest altered book project, with the usual content warning that this kind of art does involve the disassembly of books! But I finally got around to “finishing” some of the bookshelves at the Butterflies & Aliens Library North…