Monthly Archives: June 2012

Video Friday

Posted on 29 June 2012 by Robert

Here are two ways to do scary science fiction (okay, the first one isn’t terribly scary). First is 88:88 by Sean Wilson and Joey Ciccoline, a well done film with minimal dialogue. Here’s the official description: Val has lost control … Continue reading →

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Magpie Monday

Posted on 25 June 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ The summer solstice (the longest day of the year) was last week, and in celebration Irene Gallo rounded up a collection of paintings her artist friends “thought best represented … Continue reading →

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Video Friday

Posted on 22 June 2012 by Robert

Today’s videos are all delicious animated shorts. First up is Now You Know It Anyway from Polder Animation. The official synopsis: At a sunny flea market, Robin tries to sell her own made-up stories. As she tells one of her … Continue reading →

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Magpie Monday

Posted on 18 June 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Michael Cunningham is one of my favorite authors (I have not read By Nightfall yet, so don’t tell me about it), and when I saw a link to a … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged AlphaBooks, Ben Towle, Benedict Cumberbatch, brand (authors), business cards, Caravaggio, Christopher Boffoli, Chuck Wendig, Clark&Kent, comics (writing), Connie Willis, Disparity, Doomsday Book, Dr. Dillamond, Dylan Meconis, Elizabeth Hand, Franz Kafka, Gregory Maguire, HGTV, honeybees, House Hunters, House Hunters International, Jo Walton, Joshua Simpson, Kathy Keatley Garvey, Kickstarter, Leda, libraries, LitReactor, magazines, Michael Cunningham, Miss Aniela, Neal Patrick Harris, Neil Gaiman, Outfoxed, peanut butter cups, platform (authors), Postcard Stories, Renaissance painters, Robert Jackson Bennett, Roberto Ferri, Scott McCloud, SF Signal, swans, The Crying of Lot 49, The Metamorphosis, Thomas Pynchon, Tony Awards, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Will Ludwigsen, Work in Progress (FSG) | 2 Comments

Video Friday

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Robert

This animated short film is serious messed-up fun. Murder, by Yang Tzu Ting, is about twin Cooper brothers, scientists who are working on a machine that clones organisms in body and soul. After his brother is violently murdered, William tests … Continue reading →

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