Category Archives: About Writing

Magpie Monday

Posted on 27 May 2013 by Robert

It’s the return of Magpie Monday! Happy Memorial Day, everyone! ♦ I’ve written about her before, but she bears repeating: photographer/model Ellie Lane (you can follow her on Facebook). I really like her work, whether she’s photographing herself or other … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged About Time (trailer), Adam Mills, Admont Benedictine Monastery library (Austria), Aliens, Allie Brosh, Ang Lee, Arch Nemesis art show, Awesome People Reading, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bibliothèque Saint Geneviève in Paris, bookbinding, BookRiot, Break of Reality, Brian Wood, Captain America: The First Avenger, Chuck Wendig, clichés, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Daft Punk, Daily Science Fiction, DividingME Photography, Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, Edward Klister, Electric Velocipede, Elizabeth Hand, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Ellie Lane, Enchanted Conversation, Encounter with My Younger Self at an Intersection of Paths Taken and Not by Erin Morgenstern, Erin Morgenstern, fiction markets, film trailers, Flavorwire, flax-golden tales, Forgiving Dead by Jeff Stehman, Game of Thrones, Georges Seurat, gossip, Hero Complex Gallery, I Speak Coldy of Her Now (2013), Idris Elba, Iron Man, James Patrick Kelly, Janelle Monáe, Jim Moray, Juristische Bibliotek (Munich), Kylie Minogue, Lana Del Rey, Lonely Ghosts in the Machine by Erin Morgenstern, Lord Douglas by Jim Moray, Luther, Michelle Yeoh, Move Under Ground by Nick Mamatas, MyBookTable, National Short Story Month, Nightmare Magazine, Not a Real Dog by Erin Morgenstern, Oliver Coipel, Paradigm Shift by Julie C. Day, PBS: The Movie (PBS Meets The Avengers), Pharrell Williams, poetry gene, Prestidigitation (2013), Puppet Man by Cate Gardner, Radio Free Other, reading nooks, Rey Taira, Richard Tuttle, Riddick (trailer), Russell Hinson, Shall We Gather by Alex Bledsoe, Skin Like Porcelain Death by Daniel José Older, Skottie Young, Skulk, Strange Horizons, Super Bass by Kai Ashante Wilson, Super Best Friends Forever, Teddy Has an Operation, Terri Windling-Gayton, The Avengers, The Bacchae, The Button Man and the Murder Tree by Cherie Priest, The Curious Tale of Mr. Fox by Lissa Sloan, The Entomologist's Three Ballgowns by Brooke Wonders, The Great Gatsby, The Night Circus, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, The Siren by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, The Three Sisters and the Dragon of the North by Laura Beasley, The Troll (A Tale Told Collectively) by Marissa Lingen, The Worm Troll by Sam Alden, The X-Men, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Timebomb, Tom Gauld, Tor.com, tsundoku, Weird Fiction Review, Zefrank | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 1 April 2013 by Robert

Here’s the shiny stuff that caught my eye last week: ♦ In case you didn’t know, Japanese schoolgirls rock. Case in point: a new fad where the young ladies take photos of themselves imitating the Kamehameha, an energy attack seen … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged A Softer World, AboveAverageNetwork, Adam Mills, Alix Ohlin, Allen Ginsberg, Amy Hempel, Anaïs Nin, AsapScience, author photos, bananas, bees, book bubble, book lovers never go to bed alone (tumblr), Book Mania!, book shelves, bookcases, Boy Bandits: The Rise & Fall of Puberty's Child, Captain Hero, Chris Hardwick, Chuck Wendig, Daily Science Fiction, Daniel Wallace, David Malki!, Deer by Erin Morgenstern, Denis Johnson, Doctor Who, Dorian Gray, Dorte Mandrup, Dragon Ball, E. Annie Proulx, e.e. cummings, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Emily Dickinson, Ernest Hemingway, European Cemeteries (blog), film trailers, Flannery O'Connor, flax-golden tales, Foundering Fathers by Brian K. Lowe, George Saunders, goosebumps, Hannah Hart, Hugh Jackman, Inside (novel), Instagram, J.D. Salinger, John Keats, Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Santapau, Kamehameha (energy attack), Kamehameha (King of Hawaiian Islands), Karen Russell, Kelly Link, Kinuyu Tanaka, Leonid Tishkov, libraries, Luna (baby polar bear cub), Marcel Proust, Marcus Nispel, Margaret Atwood, Maritsa Patrinos, Mark Twain, Martha Wash, Martin Amis, Martin Siegling, Mary Gaitskill, Mary Karr, Mary Robinette Kowal, Maurice Sendak, Mojo's Famous Burgers & More, murder, My Drunk Kitchen, My First Time Buying Condoms and Other Embarrassing Stories, My First Valentine Was Doctor Who, naked mole rat, Neil Gaiman, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Philip Roth, polar bears, puppets, Read Nest, Rebecca Mock, Riensberg Cemetery (Bremen), Running of the Bulls by Harry Turtledove, Samuel Beckett, Scooby-Doo, Sea Story by A.S. Byatt, Shadow Play by Liz Argall, Share Your Shelf, Skipping Stones by Devin Miller, Steven Millhauser, Superman, Superman II, Sylvia Plath, Talking Covers, The Doctor Puppet, The General Society Library, The Guardian, the Hulk, The Love of Beauty by K.J. Bishop, The Man and the River by Therese Pieczynski, The Sandman, The Secret Knots, The Strange World of Martin Kardec, The Super Team Family Blog, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Tying of Tongues by Kristi DeMeester, The Wolverine (film trailers), Thomas Hardy, Tim Callahan, Tom Gauld, Toni Morrison, Tor.com, Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Weird Fiction Review, William Shakespeare, Wimpy, Wondermark, Ze Frank | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Robert

Some shiny things that caught my eye last week: ♦ Dreaming of Paris. The trip to Paris was absolutely wonderful, thanks to the fine planning of my colleagues Molly and Patrick and to a terrific group of students—so wonderful, in … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged A Beautiful Mine by RJD2, A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar, Adya Moran, Alan Moore, Alex Sanchez, Alisa Morov, Allison Williams, Amy Winfrey, animation, Ann Nocenti, Ann Patchett, Antoine Wilson, art fox, Asher Ellis, author self-portraits, B_Zedan, Baguettes to Bistro: Culinary Traditions of Paris, Batwoman (comic book), Ben Fountain, Ben Templesmith, Berlin, Blake Bailey, blogging, Bockenheimer Warte subway station, Body Scripture II, Book Fractal: Complete, book shelves, bookbinding, bookcases, Bookshelf Porn, bookstores, calligraphy, Cary Hudson, characterization (writing), China Miéville, Chip Scanlan, Chuck Wendig, Circe, Circe Invidiosa, Claude St. Aubin, Colleen Doran, cosplay, Dani Moonstar, Dark Phoenix, Dave Delay, David Aja, David Bowie, David Malki!, Derby Square Book Store, Doctor was Madman Family Man by Paul Blonsky, Don Draper, Douglas Stewart, Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, Elizabeth Perez, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Emily St. John Mandel, Emma Straub, Fahrenheit 451, Fidelity by Ben Heldt, Filmakademie Baden, flax-golden tales, foxes, Frank O'Hara, Girls, Grant Snider, grotesque, Gullible Georgina Agravaine by Michael J. Greenhut, Hawkeye (comic book), In Gratitude to the Lions who Guard the Saints by Erin Morgenstern, In Search Of and Others, Isay Weinfeld, Ivy Pochoda, J. Michael Straczynski, J.H. Williams III, J.W. Waterhouse, James Patrick Kelly, Jay Justice, Jennifer Egan, Jess Nevins, John Baxter, Jon Hamm, Jonathan Creek, Jonathan Lethem, Joss Whedon, Katana (comic book), Katherine Langrish, Kevin Bolk, Kevin O'Neill, Kiel West, Kirsty Stonell Walker, Laura Navarre, Legion of Super-Heroes, Lisa Stock, Little Boots, Mad Men, Magick by Moonrise, Margot Livesey, Mary Robinette Kowal, Matt Fraction, melons, Metro, Michael Karpelson, micro-orchestra, Mikhail Bulgakov, Molly Greene, Montmartre, Motorway (fr Nocturnes), Much Ado About Nothing, Musée d'Orsay, music videos, Myke Cole, Nat King Cole, National Portrait Gallery, Nature Boy, Nemo: Heart of Ice, Nightcrawler, Nina Katchadourian, No Return, Order Here by Erin Morgenstern, Palookaville (comic book), Parce Domine by Adolphe Willette, Paris, Paul Vogel, poets, Radio Free Other, Ramona Ausubel, Ray Bradbury, Red Doc> by Anne Carson, Rollin' Wild, Ronit Bigal, Russell Hinson, Sean Manning, self-editing, Sequart, Seth, sexy author photos, Shakespeare and Co., Spider-Man, Spirit Gum by Mike Resnick and Jordan Ellinger, Stuart Warren, Su Blackwell, subway library, TalkingCovers, Ten Grand (comic book), The Angel of the Odd: Dark Romanticism from Goya to Max Ernst, The Fearless Defenders, The Hanging Game by Helen Marshall, the Hulk, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Master and Margarita, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Raven (Grimm fairy tale), The Sandman, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), The Super Team Family Blog, The Underground New York Public Library, Tilda Swinton, Tim Callahan, To Maintain the Balance by Jamie Lackey, Tom Gauld, Trevor McCarthy, Two-Face, unreliable narrators, Vierge au lys (1878) by Eugène Delaplanche, voice recording (writing tool), W. Haden Blackman, Waylines, Well-Intentioned Snow Coercion by Erin Morgenstern, Will Ludwigsen, Will Sliney, William Shakespeare, Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, Wondermark, writers' homes, xkcd, Zachary Jernigan | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 25 February 2013 by Robert

Here’s what shiny that caught my eye last week: ♦ A Month of Letters. In just a few days, February will close and the 2013 Month of Letters Challenge will end. I’ve been very good, mailing something every day the … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged A Cactus Garden by Jo Bannister, A Calendar of Tales, A Hairy Predicament by Melissa Mead, A Scandal in Belgravia, A Softer World, Aaron Hamburger, Adam Mills, Adam Rifkin, aircraft carriers (ice), Alyson Macdonald, Amazon, Angela Taratuta, anime, Apartment Therapy, aria, astonomy, Astro Boy, Babylon 5, bananas, Barton Fink, Ben Frost, BlackBerry, blogging, book shelves, book stairs, bookcases, Caitlín R. Kiernan, cake, Cameron Cook, Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Cathy Day, Chet Phillips, China Miéville, Chris Claremont, Chris Turner, Chuck Wendig, cinematography, corn pops, crows, cupcakes, Daily Science Fiction, Dan May, Darren Di Lieto, David Malki!, David Silverman, Diva Plavalaguna, Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi), Doctor Strange, download wristbands, Elizabeth Hand, Elizabeth Spann Craig, entomology, Erin Underwood, Ernest Hemingway, Europa (moon), Fables and Reflections, Facebook, fail better, false memories, female gaze, Fiddleblack, Firefly, Five Minutes by Conor Powers-Smith, flax-golden tales, For the People by Ronald D. Ferguson, Francesca Ramos, fruit flies, Gabriel Rodriguez, Garry Milne, ghosts, Grant Snider, Hannah Strom-Martin, Hans Zimmer, Helen Friel, Helsinki Bus Station Theory, Hideous Interview with Brief Man by Nick Mamatas, how to recognize insane people (1883), Ian Withrow, In Search Of and Others, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, Jason Howard, Jess Deacon, Jo Walton, John Yeoman, Jupiter (planet), Leeloo, Linus, Literary Citizenship, Locke & Key, Ludovico Einaudi, Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare", Mail Me Art, mandala, Mangalores, Maps by Beth Cato, Mathias Malzieu, Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire, Nancy Fouts, Nazis, Neil Gaiman, Nick Loven, Nielsen ratings, No Return, oncology, parasitology, Paris, Paul Kirsch, Peanuts, Photon (Monica Rambeau), physics, Pink Bunny, platform (authors), psychology, Rachelle Gardner, red velvet cake, Remembrance Is Something Like a House by Will Ludwigsen, Revolution (Life Cycle of a Drop of Water), Roger Deakens, Scatterlands, Serenity, Shane Koyczan, Sherlock, Snow, snowflakes, socialist reading, SoundCloud, Stonecoast MFA, Sylvia Linsteadt, Terri Windling-Gayton, That's Nerdalicious, The Afrika Reich by Guy Saville, The Art of Wishing by Lindsay Ribar, The Fifth Element, The Film Doctor, The Gray Fox Epistles, The Little Chimp Society, The Month of Letters Challenge, The Needs of Hollow Men by K.A. Rundell, The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett, The Sandman, The Shape Stealer by Lee Carroll, The Simpsons, The Super Team Family Blog, The Universe, The Water that Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu, Three Small Deaths on the Back Gate by Erin Morgenstern, Tim Callahan, To This Day Project, Tom Gauld, Toni Morrison, Tor.com, tumblr, Tunes for a Monday Morning, Warren Ellis, Will Ludwigsen, Winston Churchill, Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins, Wonder Woman, Wondermark, word count (novels), Written in Red by Anne Bishop, xkcd, Young Avengers, Zachary Jernigan, Zatanna | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ The Horns of Elfland. Does anyone else remember and love “Downtown” by Petula Clark as much as I do? Well, you’re in for a treat because, even if you … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged A Game of You, A Phone My Heart and Maybe My Last Shred of Dignity by Luc Reid, Amanda Palmer, Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra, April Winchell, Ari Marmell, Art Gray, author photos, Barbara Hurd, Big Freedia, black holes, book cover art, book reviewing advice, book sculpture, book shelves, bookcases, Boxers, Cabinet des Fees, Cathy Day, Chuck Wendig, Cliff Chiang, Constantine, Cut Copy Me, Daily Science Fiction, David Malki!, David Walton, decluttering for writers, digital rewriting, Downtown, Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Elyn Saks, flax-golden tales, Fortunately the Milk, Franz Kafka, Gene Luen Yang, Gloria Steinem, Goblin Fruit, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Hellblazer, Hungry by Robert E. Stutts, Independent Lens, J.K. Rowling, Jeff Lemire, jelly-shaking, Jim Kazanjian, Joe Hill, John Constantine, Judy Blume, Julian Totino Tedesco, Karen Lord, Kathleen Hanna, Kazu Kibuishi, Kelly McMasters, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Lindsay Wagner, Lisa Simpson, Lynda Carter, mantis, Marie Brennan, Mark Brooks, Mary Robinette Kowal, Matthew White, Michaela Roessner, Mirror Image by Peter M. Wood, misdirection, music videos, Myke Cole, Neil Gaiman, nutrition, On the Beach in Purgatory by Erin Morgenstern, Pable Neruda, Peanut Butter, Peter Damien, Petey Rojas, Petula Clark, point of view, Rachelle Gardner, Ray Fawkes, red velvet cupcakes (vegan), Regretsy, Renato Guedes, RuPaul, Russell Hinson, schizophrenia, Skottie Young, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Supergirl, Superman, The Alphabet of Harry Potter by Paul Kirsch, The Bed Song, The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles de Lint and Charles Vess, The Different Girl by Gordon Dahlquist, The Fearless Defenders, The Lisa Simpson Book Club, The Ocean at the En, The Paris Review Daily, The Sandman, The Time Travel Device by James Van Pelt, Thomas Wightman, Thunderbolts, Tom Gauld, Tor.com, Unremembered by Jessica Brody, Valkyrie, wedding cakes, Wildness and Wet by Lee Hallison, Will Ludwigsen, Wonder Woman, Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines, Wondermark, writing (novels), Zachary Jernigan | Comments Off

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