Monthly Archives: May 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road – what a lovely film…

Like many people, I had my socks rocked by the epicosity that is Mad Max: Fury Road. This post will be mainly about my thoughts on the film, so I’ll put all the non- Mad Max, nonspoiler stuff at the … Continue reading

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Writing Over the Seas

I’ve always loved flicks like the Mummy, or Indiana Jones, that step well outside the western world and off the beaten track. Reading has taken me through myriad exotic locales, especially in books by Matthew Riley (that launched me on … Continue reading

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Series Review: Heartland, books 1 and 2, by Chuck Wendig

Under the Empyrean Sky. Blightborn. Now, WHERE THE HELL IS THE THIRD BOOK GADDAMMIT!? Ahem. I’m being silly, because I already know the date that the third and final installment The Harvest is due, as it was announced in a cover reveal blog … Continue reading

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Why to Write In the Moment, and Learning from My Hang Over

You’ve done things in your life, you champion, you. You might have had a fight, or given birth, maybe crashed a car. You’ve maybe even done a gig in a chicken-burger suit outside a McBurger-Joint. The memories fade pretty quickly as … Continue reading

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