Farewell to 2015

Winter solstice has passed by, marking a truly long and black night in the Yukon, allayed a by a glorious display of the northern lights a few days prior. Yes, it’s winter, it’s cold, and it’s snowing, which means there’s not much to do as December comes to a close other than reflect on the year that was.

As usual, I frame my year in books I read. Most notable were the three extent volumes in Scott Lynch’s Gentlemen Bastards series. I don’t know why it took me so long to get around to readin...