Do you ever wonder about your qualification to speak about something? If you find yourself wanting does that make you reconsider opening your mouth to let loose what may be that most dangerous of traps, an uninformed opinion? I know Read more…
Category: words
Meanings, thoughts about how words are used. Odd observations and thoughts.
Try talking about one of these strange little critters and people will look at you like you have a bloody screw loose but this remains in my mind as one of those great stories that kids get read. Apparently it Read more…
The Dangling Man is the first Saul Bellow novel that I read and it remains my favourite, closely followed by Seize The Day and The Dean\’s December. As well as being great reads that firmly embed you, the reader, within Read more…
A new character driven story tacked to a semi-high-concept idea I had whilst pumped on caffeine and gum — blame Folgers for this bullshit. Click the above link to indulge.
So, we have seen the freakangels policing each other and now we get to see one go into action against someone who has attacked him. Duffield once again displays a real ability for capturing the kineticism of violence and not Read more…
In one place someone settles in and in another place someone is unsettled. Sometimes it is hard to remember that each episode is only six pages long. To do what he does with those six pages every week shows just Read more…
Scouting around my flickr contact\’s lists I happened across this character Mister Crimson and followed him here. He is an interesting character described thusly by his creator: Mister Crimson is the story of a pulp-era superhero that has been abducted Read more…
I found Chip Zdarsky on twitter in the lists of more than a few people that were following him and have checked out a lot of his work recently and I am really getting into his style. So today I Read more…
As one man how different can each of your works be? If you are writing genre fiction, no matter what genre, aren\’t the tropes of said genre going to effect the eventual product whether you are playing against the conventions Read more…
Meet Emma Verne. Emma is a spunky, street-smart girl who lives aboard the spacefaring airship city Ursae. Raised by her foster parents Lord and Lady Beauvolt, Emma has developed a knack for creating mischief about the city – both helpful Read more…