Ecotastrophe II edited by J Alan Erwine contains a few short stories about the future after climate change. Some are optimistic. Some not so much. A readable collection of interesting science-fiction from Nomadic Delerium Press

Elasticity: The Best of Elastic Press is an anthology of stories in the ‘slipstream’ genre, which means anything goes. Sometimes they don’t work but the majority are good. It’s almost worth buying just for ‘Shopping’ by Anthony Mann, a macabre short story told in shopping lists. Click link for review.

I quite enjoyed the new episode of Sherlock on Sunday but not sure I like it going all dark. My girlfriend left when the man sat in the chair started getting beaten and I was tempted to turn it off. Drama nowadays seems to consist of men – or women – being tied to chairs and beaten. This has made me stop watching Agents of Shield and Gotham. I don’t mind a bit of action, or even violence but this new fashion for torture is off putting. I only put up with it in Sherlock because the program is so clever in other ways.