Carson Kelly Blogs

Apple has given us plenty to talk about this morning. Its October 13 announcements bring together Apple HomeView, a new Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini 2, and Apple Home Collection. Looking across the four reveals, my first impression is that Apple wants a much more visible place in the rooms where we live. There is a difference between carrying technology around and making it part of a household. A phone belongs to one person. A living room, kitchen, or entryway belongs to everyone who uses it. That makes home technology a particularly interesting challenge: it has to be useful to several people, easy to understand, and comfortable to have around every day. That is the lens through which I am looking at these announcements. This is my reaction to Apple’s published information, rather than a hands-on review. The real test will come when these products reach homes and people begin living with them.

This review includes a clearly marked section with major Season 1 spoilers. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners sat on my backlog for far too long. I was already a big fan of Cyberpunk, and this was a series I had been meaning to watch for ages. Now that I have finally finished Season 1, I can say it was absolutely worth the wait. I loved it, even when it was breaking my heart. This is one of those shows that takes you through just about every emotion imaginable. It is fun, thrilling, beautiful, depressing, hopeful, and devastating. It can make Night City feel like the most exciting place in the world, then remind you how difficult it is to survive there. By the end, the attachment to these characters is what makes everything hit so hard. One of the things I appreciated most was the format. Ten episodes felt right for this story, and I loved the episode lengths. The show gives each chapter enough time to make an impression while keeping the overall momentum moving. I never felt like I was waiting f...

CARRIE (2026) OFFICIAL REVIEW Spoiler warning: This review includes discussion of the prom sequence and major changes to the ending of Prime Video’s Carrie. The first portion covers my overall reaction and the performances; a second warning marks the start of the detailed spoiler discussion. I absolutely loved Mike Flanagan’s Carrie. For me, this is the greatest adaptation of Stephen King’s story yet, and Summer H. Howell’s performance is the biggest reason I feel that strongly. That is a bold thing to say about a story with such an important place in horror. Carrie already has a screen legacy that people care deeply about. A new adaptation has to give us a reason to return to Carrie White, and this series gave me one: I cared about her. I cared about the person beneath the title, and I wanted her to have a chance. Prime Video’s eight-episode series brings King’s story into the present, with Howell playing Carrie and Samantha Sloyan playing her mother, Margaret. Flanagan serves ...

I have a surprise to share: Orbiting Our Quiet Distance is now available as an audiobook on Spotify. There has been no long countdown leading up to this one. I wanted the release to arrive as a story you could discover and begin listening to, with its own characters, its own atmosphere, and a complete journey waiting for you. Published through Carson Kelly Publishing, Orbiting Our Quiet Distance is a standalone science-fiction story about ambition, love, practical care, and the things people leave unsaid while they are busy building a future. At its heart are Tavren Osk and Elyth Vaure. Tavren is a mechanic who knows how to make discarded machinery useful again. Elyth is a navigator who wants to see what lies beyond the rust-colored sky of their salvage world. Together, they build Morrowglass: a small handmade ship assembled from what other people have left behind. It has two seats. The future those seats might carry is harder to put into words. A mysterious signal from forbidden Secto...

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE LANTERNS SEASON 1 FINALE ARE AHEAD. Eight episodes later, LANTERNS Season 1 has officially come to an end  and what a way to close out this first chapter. I really enjoyed tonight’s finale. After spending the entire season following Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and the mystery slowly unfolding around them, Episode 8 finally brings a number of those threads together while also delivering one enormous revelation. And yes, we're getting into the big spoiler now. Noah Is a Manhunter The reveal that Noah is actually a Manhunter was massive. I had a feeling something was off and had suspected that the story might be heading toward some kind of reveal involving him, but seeing it actually confirmed still landed incredibly well. The Manhunters are such an important and fascinating piece of Green Lantern mythology, so seeing the series bring that element into the story immediately opens up even more possibilities for where this corner of the DC Universe could g...

The nightmare has a new home. Today, October 1, 2026, I’m excited to officially open the doors to the NIGHTMARES EDGE Store . After announcing the store in September, today marks the beginning of something new for NIGHTMARES EDGE: a dedicated online destination built around the world, stories, and identity of the series. The store features a growing collection of products inspired by NIGHTMARES EDGE, along with digital releases, including ebook editions of stories from the series. And this is only the beginning. A New Home for NIGHTMARES EDGE NIGHTMARES EDGE has continued to grow since I first began building this universe, and I’ve wanted to create more ways for people to experience and support the series beyond simply reading the newest release. The NIGHTMARES EDGE Store gives me another place to do exactly that. Over time, I plan to continue experimenting with the store, introducing new products, expanding what's available, and finding new ways to celebrate different corners of t...

A personal note on survival, purpose, and building something that reminds people to stay. I created STILL HERE SUPPLY because I needed the reminder myself. That is the honest beginning of this brand. Not a trend. Not a quick merch idea. Not something built because it looked good on a product page. This started because there have been moments in my life where I needed to remember that I mattered too. Some people fight loud battles. Some people fight quiet ones. Some people look fine from the outside while carrying something heavy inside them every single day. STILL HERE SUPPLY was created for those people. It was created for the person who made it through the night and does not know how to explain how hard that was. It was created for the person who is tired but still trying. It was created for the person who needs one more reminder that their life has value. The phrase Still here. Still rising. became the heart of it because it does not pretend everything is perfect. It simply says: ...