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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Marking Time. I am obsessed with calendars. Not too obsessed, mind you, but I have four wall calendars and two desk calendars at home and another wall calendar in the office. … Continue reading →
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Tagged "Who Could That Be at This Hour?", Adam Gallardo, Adam Mills, Adam Rex, Alison Ann Woodward, Angela Still, Anthony Hopkins, Archie comics, Aslan Malik, Balder, bee models (19th century), bees, Ben Franklin, Beneath 360, blinking, book cover art, book shelves, bookcases, Brooke Graddon, Buii, Caitlín R. Kiernan, calendars, cannibalism (medicinal), Carey Farrell, characterization (writing), Chip Kidd, Chris Ware, Chthon, Chu's Day, Chuck Wendig, copyright, corn flakes, Cory Doctorow, Daily Science Fiction, Daniel Merriam, Dave McKean, Death Before Dishonor by Shannon Leight, Downton Abbey, Dr. Louis Thomas Jerôme Auzoux (1797-1880), Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger, Evan Shaner, flax-golden tales, food sweaters, gene patenting, Gertrude Yorkes of the Runaways, Grant Snider, Green Lantern, Greer Gilman, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, He Could Be Ambrose Bierce by Shaenon Kelty Garrity, heirloom pop-up book, Hyperion, hypothermia, Ian Withrow, In the White of the Snow by Mark Patrick Lynch, Intestate by Charlie Jane Anders, io9, Ivy Rose by Dan Hart, Jabberwocky, James Patrick Kelly, Jason Reeves, John Harvey Kellogg, Joyce Carol Oates, Justice League, Kate Beaton, Kyle Roberts, Lemony Snicket, letters, libraries, Life in Space by Leslie Jane Anderson, Lightspeed, Luis Guerrero, Magma, Malissa Kent, marshmallows, Matthew Broderick, metaphors, Meyers-Briggs, Michael Bukowski, Molly Hayes/Bruiser of the Runaways, MTO, Neil Gaiman, Oblivion (film), optical illusions, Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing, pandas, Patricio Oliver, Paul Kirsch, Phantom Eye Syndrome, pizza (cutting), Please Look After This Angel by Tansy Rayner Roberts, Poppies by Megan Lee Beals, psychopaths, Pubslush, resolutions for writers, Russell Hinson, SAD, Salvage by K.S. Dearsley, Seth, Sheila Boneham, Shirley Jackson, short films (writing), SketchEmily by reenin, Slinkachu, Sniperphotog, snow scenes in literature, So Far Faithful by Sarah Kanning, stop-motion animation, Strange Horizons, Sutured Infection, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Tanith Lee, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Taylor Preston, Teres Frohock, The Beginning of the World Again by Erin Morgenstern, The Cries of the Dead and Dying by Sarah Goslee, The Dead Letter Office by Matthew Marinett, The Film Doctor, The Great Alan Moore Reread, The Hades Hotline by Alex Petri, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Miracle on Tau Prime by Alex Shvartsman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Race by Sadie Mattox, The Road to Wellville, The Sounds of Old Earth by Matthew Kressel, The Subatomic Fiber-Optic Deconstruction/Construction Transportation Chamber by Dylan Otto Krider, The Super Team Family Blog, The Venus Effect, Theodora Goss, Tim Callahan, Tiny Lives by Alan Baxter, Tom Cruise, Tom Daley, Tom Gauld, Tools to Build the Stars by Erin Morgenstern, Tor.com, Victoria Vincent, Warren Ellis, Weird Science Fiction, werewolves (genetics), When She Is Empty by Damien Walters Grintalis, Where the Wonder Women Are, Will Ludwigsen, William Morris, Wing by Amal El-Mohtar, Wisdom for the New Year by Erin Morgenstern, Wonder Woman, writer's block, X-Men (cartoon), Zachary Jernigan
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Magpie Monday
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Krampus Carol, A.S. Byatt, Adam Mills, Adrian Garcia, advent, Alan Moore, Aliya Tarmo, Alone by Siegfried Sassoon, Alton Brown, Andrew Gilstrap, Anthony Bourdain, Ariel, art (Victorian), Barry Dwight Steel Rodger, Bittersweet Romance of Leaves and Snow by Erin Morgenstern, Boing Boing, book shelves, bookcases, Borden eggnog, brokeback poses (superheroines), Brom, Chuck Wendig, comas, comic-book covers, Daily Science Fiction, Dave McKean, Deerskin by Robin McKinley, Domythic Bliss, dracunculiasis, druids, Druids Cutting Mistletoe on the Sixth Day of the Moon (c. 1890), Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, eggnog (history), Elizabeth Hand, eschatology, Fables, Fearnet, flax-golden tales, French Foreign Legion, Gabriel by Adrienne Rich, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, gingerbread (sci-fi), Gingerhaze, Hans Christian Andersen, Hanukkah, Henri Paul Motte, Hero4Hire Creative, heteropaternal superfecundation, home libraries (design), Ian McEwan, Ideomancer, Introverts, io9, James Joyce, Jodi Harvey-Brown, Joel Robinson, Juan Santapau, Justin Simon, Karen Berger, Kirsty Stonell Walker, Krampus, Krampus: The Yule Lord, Krissy Brady, latke-hamentash debate, LCD contact lenses, Lewis Carroll, Lindsay Small-Butera, Lindsey Mann, LitReactor, Live-Tweeting the Apocalypse by Ian Creasey, magic tricks, Marie Chapmen, Maya, Mean Geimhridh, Megan Hotz, MiracleMech by Tim Deans, mistletoe, Nancy Alsop, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Nicholas Humphries, nitrous oxide, novella, Prophet Hen of Leeds, PSAs, Psylocke, pupils (dilation), Rajan Khanna, Ray Bradbury Square, Russell Hinson, Saint Nicholas, Sally Franckowiak, Samantha Jewell, Santa Claus, See Jane, Shattered Amber by Mari Ness, sickles, Silas House, space (darkness), Su Blackwell, sunlight (weight), Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, taboos in speculative fiction, Tansy Rayner Roberts, The Artist in the Tower by Adam Mills, The Brief, The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper, The Dead, The Engine of Desire by Livia Llewellyn, The Finite Canvas by Brit Mandelo, The Great Alan Moore Reread, The Hawkeye Initiative, The Kissed Mouth, The League, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, The Little Mermaid, The Magic of Christmas: An Advent Calendar of Fantasy Fiction, The Perfect Match by Ken Liu, The Rise of Ransom City (excerpt) by Felix Gilman, The Sandman, The Secret Knots, The Show Must by Matt London, Three Panels Open, Through the Looking-Glass, Tim Callahan, Tom Gauld, Tom O'Bedlam, Tor.com, Travis Price Architects, typography (kinetic), Ulysses, Under a Sky of Knives by Michelle Muenzler, Vancouver Film School, Vertigo Comics, Vylar Kaftan, Warren Ellis, Weird Fiction Review, werewolves (historic), Where the Wonder Women Are, Will Ludwigsen, writer's block, writing routines, Yann Frisch
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Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ All Hallow’s Read. Ah, it’s October again, and time for recommending books for Hallowe’en and All Hallow’s Read. Each Monday this month I’ll recommend something spooky or scary to give … Continue reading →
Posted in About Writing, Fairy Tales, Magpie Monday
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Tagged "I Used to Sing" by The Indelicates, Adam Mills, Alison McMahan, All Hallow's Read, AlphaBooks, American Gods, animation, Anthony Ryan, author photos, Ava Jae, Awesome People Reading, Axel Medellin Machain, Ben Towle, Bluebeard, book shelves, book trailers, bookcases, Brothers Grimm, Bryan Talbot, BubbleCow, Cadbury's Screme Eggs, Cameron Cook, Cartoon Network (20th anniversary), Cat Rambo, Catherynne M. Valente, chapters in novels (writing), characterization (writing), Charles Perrault, Chris Abouzeid, Chris Brogan, Christine A. Jones, Chuck Wendig, colonoscopies (exploding), concept art (animation), content edit, contract law, Corelli's Mandolin, cowboy slang (food & drink), Daily Science Fiction, Dark Tower, Darwyn Cooke, David Malki!, DC's New 52, depression, Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard, Devourer of Worlds, discourse markers, Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, Electric Velocipede, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Emma Thompson, Erin Morgenstern, fairy tales, fairy tales (disturbing), Faith Erin Hicks, Fantastic Four, fetal microchimerism, fingerprints, Firefly, Firefly: A Celebration, Firefly: Still Flying, Firefly: The Official Companion, Fitcher's Bird, Fitcher's Brides, flax-golden tales, Friends with Boys, Galactus, Gerry Obadiah Salam, Grandville, Grandville: Bête Noire, graphic novels, Greek myths, Gregory Frost, Hallowe'en, history and epic fantasy, horror films, info graphics (analysis of), infographics, Jabberwocky, James Alan Gardner, Jennifer Schacker, Joel Priddy, Joseph Campbell, Joss Whedon, Journey of the Hero, libraries, Library by Lori Nix (2007), Lindsay Stern, Literary Journals and Rejections, Living Tribunal, Magic & Good Madness: A Neil Gaiman Reread, Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, Maris Wicks, Mark Siegel, Marvelous Transformations: An Anthology of Fairy Tales and Contemporary Critical Perspectives, Monomyth, monsters (Asian), music videos, mythology and fantasy, Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong, novel (writing), pain, Parker: The Outfit, Parker: The Score, philosophy, Professor Jennifer Magda-Chichester's Time Machine by Julian Mortimer Smith, Promethea, Prudence Shen, research (writing), Rubbish Designer, Russell Hinson, Rusty Shackles, Ryem, Sailor Twain or The Mermaid in the Hudson, Sam Wolk, Scarecrow (Wizard of Oz), Serenity, Shardik, Sherlock Holmes, short films, short stories (success), Solomon Grundy, Spymaster, Steamboat Willy, Stephen King, Super Best Friends Forever, Teaching in the Margins, Terri Windling-Gayton, The Department of Alterations by Gennifer Albin, The Falcon, The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (excerpt) by Catherynne M. Valente, The Great Alan Moore Reread, The Leaf by Erik T. Johnson, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Silver Surfer, The Whisper by Douglas Sterling, The Wraith, third eye, Tim Callahan, Tom Read, Tor.com, Town of Shadows, Troy Jensen, Twitterfic, Vanessa Place, vector portraits, Victoria Hooper, Virginia Woolf, War and Peace, Warren Ellis, webcomics, Weird Fiction Review, Wendigo, Where You End and the World Begins by Sam Ferree, Wonder Woman, Wondermark, worker ants, writing (novels), writing mentors
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Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ The 2012 Chelsey Awards were given last week in recognition of excellence in genre art. The winners produced quite an amazing collection of art to feast your eyes upon, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 30 Pounds of Human Tissue by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Dreams, A Wizard at War by A.M. Roelke, Adam Mills, AlphaBooks, autoerotic asphyxiation, Ben Towle, Birds and Birthdays, Bonnie Tyler, book cover art (design theories), Breaking the Frame by Kat Howard, Brothers Grimm, Cartographer's Ink by Beth Cato, Charlie Jane Anders, chocolate, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Barzak, Christopher Kubasik, Courtney Carpenter, Daily Science Fiction, Dark Phoenix, Dorothea Tanning, Edith Wharton's library, Electric Velocipede, electrified plants, Fin Fang Foom, forensics, genre, Grimm's Fairy Tales, haka, harvester ants, Heaven Under Earth by Aliette de Bodard, Hellboy, hermaphrodite sex, Hulu, I Dreamed the Moon by Julia Rios, Jabberwocky, James Scott Bell, Joe Bunting, John Bertram, L. Frank Baum, Lady Sif, Lee Pace, Legion by Brandon Sanderson, Legolas, Lightspeed, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita: Story of a Cover Girl, Marc Basile, Mary Shelley, Matt Damon, Matthew Olin, Michael Parkes, Michael Pollan, miniatures, Moonstruck (bronze) by Michael Parkes, mythology (world) cultural appropriation, Neil Rivas, New Zealand, Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmanuel Ambroise Diggs, Quebec City Magic Festival, Recovering Lolita, Royal New Zealand Infantry, Ryan Gosling, skin cake, Snow White, soft drinks, sperm, Stefan Tosheff, storm troopers, strokes, Superboy (new), Sutured Infection, Tansy Rayner Roberts, The 2012 Chelsey Awards, The Booth at the End, The Highly Sensitive Person and the Writer by Susan Sipal, The Hobbit (film), The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Spectre, The Super Team Family Blog, The Talented Mr. Ripley (film), The Three Graces (painting) by Michael Parkes, The Wizard of Oz, Theodora Goss, Thranduil, Tim Tadder, Tom Gauld, Total Eclipse of the Heart, travel writing, Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo, Undoing Winter by Shannon Connor Winward, Vampirella, Watching Rockets by John Philip Johnson, Water Wigs, webseries, Weird and Proud of It by Johanna Sinisalo, Weird Fiction Review, Where the Wonder Women Are, William Faulkner, Wonder Man, writing (novellas), writing (novels), writing (romance), writing (setbacks & stumbling blocks), writing (short stories), writing houses, Xander Berkeley
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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ More sad news last week: iconic author Ray Bradbury died June 5th at the age of 91. The interwebs were ablaze with appreciations, essays, obituaries, reflections and tributes, the … Continue reading →
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Tagged "Who Could That Be at This Hour?", Adam Mills, Alan Rickman, All the Wrong Questions, AlphaBooks, Apex Magazine, Awesome People Reading, Barack Obama, Ben Towle, Beyond Katrina, bisexuality, Blocked, Bonnie Zare, book shelves, bookcases, BookRiot, Cameron Cook, Carmina Burana, Carrie, Catherynne M. Valente, Charlize Theron, Chuck Wendig, Darmok, David Lynch, death, dioramas, Erik Martin, fairy-tale films, film trailers, flashmobs, Flesch-Kinkaid Reading Ease continuum, Flesch-Kinkaid Reading Level, Fragile Things, Game of Thrones, Geoff Ryman, Gregory Benford, Hamish Linklater, horror fiction, Ian Withrow, io9, Jack Zipes, Jeff VanderMeer, John Crowley, John D. Boswell, John W. Doull Bookseller, Junot Díaz, Lego, Leigh Bardugo, Lemony Snicket, libraries, LitReactor, Locus, M.C. Escher, Margaret Atwood, McSweeney's, Memory Palace, metaphors, Mirror Mirror, Mister Rogers, Mr. Peabody, Natasha Trethewey, Neil Gaiman, Nick Mamatas, Once Upon a Blog, Once Upon a Time, Paradoxymoron, Patrick Hughes, PBS, photography (ghost mother), Pittsburgh, Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), readability-index calculator, Sam Wolk, SF Signal, Shadow and Bone, Sherman, Slinkachu, Snow White and the Huntsman, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Wars, Stephen King, Thailand, The Adventures of Rocky and Bulwinkle, The Beat, The Garden of Your Mind, The Hanging Garden, The Ladies' Deposit, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Old Library Trinity College, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Symphony of Science, The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better than You Normally Do, The Washington Post, The Witch of Duva: A Ravkan Folk Tale, Theodora Goss, There Will Come Soft Rains, Time, Tor.com, U.S. Poet Laureate, Ultra Violet, Underwords, Wang Saen Suk Hell Park, Will Ludwigsen, writers (bad behavior), writers' workshops, xkcd
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