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Magpie Monday

Posted on 2 April 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Allow me to begin this post extolling the magnificent merits of the Cadbury Creme Egg. My devotion to Peeps is one thing, but the sublimity of the Cadbury Egg … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged Alma Katsu, author websites, book art, book carving, Brian Dettmer, Cadbury Creme Egg, cake, Charlie Jane Anders, Chuck Wendig, DIY MFA, Doc Savage, Doll Bones, e-books, e-readers, Emily St. John Mandel, Golden Press, Gregory Benford, Hellboy, Hellboy in Hell, Holly Black, Horrible Histories, How to Care for Introverts, Introverts, Jess Nevins, Joel Stein, Kate Beaton, Keith Sawyer, Lev Grossman, Lisa Litwack, Marti Guixé, Mike Mignola, Mohamad Itami, Nancy Fulda, Neil Gaiman, Patricia McCormick, Peeps, Rachelle Gardner, Ray Bradbury, Sharon G. Flake, strange children, Susan Cain, Sylvia Plath, The _________'s Daughter, The Palencar Project, The Taker, Theodora Goss, Thomas Umstattd Jr, Toni Morrison, transhumans, Ursula K. Le Guin, Victorians, Will Ludwigsen, xkcd, young adult literature | 2 Comments

Magpie Monday

Posted on 26 March 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Over at BookRiot, Wallace Yovetich continues her presentation of the libraries of the rich and famous with a second installment. This week she featured the libraries of Neil Gaiman … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged 12 Days of Monsters, 123Films, Aaron Stanton, art, Athanasius Kircher, birthday surprises, BookRiot, Captain America, Chuck Wendig, Climate Central, Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Domythic Bliss, E.K. Weaver, Edward Burne-Jones, endings, Evan Seitz, falling, Hobbit Library, homecomings, Imaginative Realism, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Mischka, John Jude Palencar, Johns Hopkins University, Juan Santapau, Julia Child, Kara Lysandra Ross, Kelly Link, libraries, Lord of the Rings, Mark Badley, Michael Swanwick, military dads, Neil Gaiman, novel lengths, perspective, Peter Archer, poetry, point of view, Pretty Monsters, Richard A. Macksey, Scott Egan, screenplays, setting, sleep twitches, Sting, swears, The Beguiling of Merlin, The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal, The Palencar Project, The Secret Knots, Wallace Yovetich, Weird Fiction Review, writing | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 12 March 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Do your ears a favor right now and go listen to DJ Carlos Serrano’s awesomely superb mash-up of Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain” and Daft Punk’s “Something about … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged 2012 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade and Festival, Adele, Ali Luke, alternate history, Babylon 5, Book Monster, bookmarks, BookRiot, Brit Mandelo, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Carlos Serrano, cartography, Cathy Day, Charlie Jane Anders, Charlize Theron, Chris Buzelli, Chuck Wendig, Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose, commercials, Cousin Len's Wonderful Adjective Cellar, creativity, Cynthia Kraack, Daft Punk, David Kowalski, David Malki!, Delenn, Downton Abbey, E.B. White, E.M. Forster, fairy tales, Franz Xaver Von Schönwerth, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Heart of Darkness, humanities, Jack Finney, Jack Zipes, Jean Cocteau, Jodi Chromey, Joe Fassler, Joseph Conrad, Ken Parille, Kit Steinkeller, Korea National Ballet, Leigh Bardugo, Levi's Stretch to Fit jeans, maps, Maria Popova, masks (disturbing), Matt Switliski, Meghan Deans, MFA programs, Mike Mignola, Mirror Mirror, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Nick Mamatas, Paul M. Raine, poetry, Rasputin, religion, show don't tell, Simon Whaley, Snow White, Snow White and the Huntsman, STEM, Strange Horizons, superheroes, The Comics Journal, The Company of the Dead, The Corinthian, The Drowning Girl: A Memoir, The Sandman, The Universe, The X-Files, theMountainGoat, Theodora Goss, Thomas Jonte, TJ Dempsey, Tor.com, Victoria Strauss, Wondermark, word choice, zombies | 5 Comments

Magpie Monday

Posted on 27 February 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ On Facebook this week, Theodora Goss shared this photo by Tatyana Veduta (click to see larger): Wouldn’t that be a charming weekend-getaway cottage? Imagine all the art you could … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged American Psycho, Awesome People Reading, Battle Royale, Beefactory, book carving, book shelves, Brian Dettmer, Brothers Grimm, Catherynne M. Valente, Charles Stross, Charlie Jane Anders, Chuck Wendig, Coraline, Dezeen Magazine, Domythic Bliss, E.B. White, Eljay Daly, Felicia Day, Harry Potter, Harry Turtledove, Jack Woolley, Jeff VanderMeer, Jeffrey Vanhoutte, Jennifer Griffith, Josh Ritter, Lauren Davis, Mary Harron, Mary Robinette Kowal, Meredith Woermer, Nachu Bhatnagar, Neil Gaiman, Radio Free Other, secret doors, SF Signal, Stephen Elliott, Stephen King, Survival books for the apocalypse, Tatyana Veduta, Terri Windling-Gayton, The Hunger Games, The Juniper Tree, The Month of Letters Challenge, The Moth Diaries, The Rumpus, Theodora Goss, typewriters, Weird Tales, Wonder Woman | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 26 December 2011 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Just before the holiday break, I took the official Myers-Briggs Type Indicator through our Career Services office. Many years ago, I’d taken an online version and scored as an … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged At the First Touch of Winter, Awesome People Hanging Out Together, C.A. Belmond, Cabinet des Fees, Chuck Wendig, Daniel James Cox, David Lynch, David Malki!, Elizabeth Hand, fantasy, Galactus, Galactus and the Surfer, Hans Christian Andersen, Hey Oscar Wilde! It's Clobberin' Time, Indyanimation, INFJ, INTJ, io9, Jeff Gurwood, John H. Stevens, Kirsty Stonell Walker, Michael Cho, Michael Oeming, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Paradise Lost, Parsifal, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rose Theatre, Russell Brand, Scheherezade's Bequest, Sean Ferrell, Su Blackwell, Summer Fades Away, The Kissed Mouth, The Snow Queen, Theodora Goss, Valentine Cameron Prinsep, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman Flies over Themiscyra, Wondermark, writing | 2 Comments

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