Whenever I need a boost in confidence I go to the bargain section in the supermarket and pick up one of those thrillers where the cover is the silhouette of a guy running down a dark alley. Yeah, I can write better than that. You know why that guy has a novel sitting on bookshelves in …
Fossils, not waves
People often think of their words and actions as waves, rolling across the surface, visible but impermanent, ephemeral, inconsequential. But each word you say, each smile you give, each helping hand you extend can fossilize in the memory of someone, to stick with them for the rest of their lives. Think back to a fond memory you …
The girl who girled a girl
What is with all these books? I mean, I haven't read any of them, though I did watch the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series (the original Swedish ones, not the confusing American remakes released like, the very next year [what the hell is the point of remaking the exact movie a year later with a …
It’s time
For daily blogging! I have at least one thought a day, don't I? We all must, or what would life be but a series of autonomous responses to our environment? I am going to write down thoughts! What a concept. And what better place than here for the world to see! Or more likely ignore, …
Inside Out: unsettling, sad, and damn good
It's been a long while since I watched a kids movie, and it seems they've improved quite a bit during that time. Not only was the animation amazing and lovely to look at, but the ideas were thought provoking, interesting, and somewhat unsettling, even for me seeing it as an adult. The story of Inside Out follows …
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