A very nifty idea for a blog. Uli Beutter Cohen asks people on the subway to tell her about the books they're reading.
Check it out here: Subway Book Review
Monday, July 20, 2015
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Shut up and take my money!
I
was going on about this delightful ad in the back of the May/June The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction to all of my co-workers earlier in the
week, so I figured I should share it here as well.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Judy Blume
On June 17, Judy Blume is coming for a talk as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. I'm torn between going and enjoying myself or staying at home and not wishing that I had a battering ram to get through Wednesday evening traffic.
So until I decide, I have this lovely interview to tide me over:
Judy Blume on Writing, Twitter, and Vaginas
I wish I, too, could sit and talk with Judy Blume, about vaginas or otherwise.
So until I decide, I have this lovely interview to tide me over:
Judy Blume on Writing, Twitter, and Vaginas
I wish I, too, could sit and talk with Judy Blume, about vaginas or otherwise.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Things I've Enjoyed Recently
It's always tough to figure out what to say when it comes to updating
this site. Yep, I'm still working on writing. Nope, I haven't done as
much with my stories as I want to. I feel confident of about maybe five
percent of what I write. The rest of it requires me to go back, edit
madly, start new stories, and hope to get better.
My Saturday nights are quite exciting. The stuff of legend, you can be sure.
Anyway, in addition to scribbling my own stuff, I also read and listen to the stuff that other people create. Here's some stuff I've enjoyed in recent weeks:
1) Trubbled Youth by Felipe Echevarria
Because it feels like an old-school zine, and because I love how expressive his figures are. This was one of my favorite finds of C2E2 2015.
2) "21 Steps to Enlightenment (Minus One)" by LaShawn M. Wanak, read for PodCastle by Khaalidah Muhammed-Ali
PodCastle often makes for excellent listening for a long work commute, and this story caught me right from the start with its premise. I wouldn't have guessed that the story developed the way it did, which was part of why I loved it so.
3) The Sculptor by Scott McCloud
The major plot points seemed familiar (Pregnancy! Death! A manic pixie dream girl!), but there were so many of the small notes that were just right, from the way that David's first attempts with his artistic gift don't meet with success to the conversations he has with Uncle Harry (actually, throw in all of the conversations about art--they felt painfully real). And Scott McCloud's artwork is solid and subtle, but I thought it made the most of the medium. And I cried at the end.
Hope you've been enjoying some good stuff on your end, whoever and wherever you are!
My Saturday nights are quite exciting. The stuff of legend, you can be sure.
Anyway, in addition to scribbling my own stuff, I also read and listen to the stuff that other people create. Here's some stuff I've enjoyed in recent weeks:
1) Trubbled Youth by Felipe Echevarria
Because it feels like an old-school zine, and because I love how expressive his figures are. This was one of my favorite finds of C2E2 2015.
2) "21 Steps to Enlightenment (Minus One)" by LaShawn M. Wanak, read for PodCastle by Khaalidah Muhammed-Ali
PodCastle often makes for excellent listening for a long work commute, and this story caught me right from the start with its premise. I wouldn't have guessed that the story developed the way it did, which was part of why I loved it so.
3) The Sculptor by Scott McCloud
The major plot points seemed familiar (Pregnancy! Death! A manic pixie dream girl!), but there were so many of the small notes that were just right, from the way that David's first attempts with his artistic gift don't meet with success to the conversations he has with Uncle Harry (actually, throw in all of the conversations about art--they felt painfully real). And Scott McCloud's artwork is solid and subtle, but I thought it made the most of the medium. And I cried at the end.
Hope you've been enjoying some good stuff on your end, whoever and wherever you are!
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Little Free Library
Sometimes, at the end of a bleh week, you take a walk on a day like
yesterday and see something like a Little Free Library on the lawn
outside of someone's house. And it's wonderful.
For more information on the Little Free Library project, check out the official website! Seriously, don't you want a little home for books on your front lawn, too?
For more information on the Little Free Library project, check out the official website! Seriously, don't you want a little home for books on your front lawn, too?
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
While Browsing the Books
Why do I have a feeling that this section of the store might not be entirely accurately labeled?
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Amazing Fantasy
Amazing Fantasy Books and Comics in Tinley Park was the first dedicated comic shop I ever visited, so I went out yesterday to see it one more time before the big move to its new location. Only when I got home and looked at this photo did I notice the little yellow plush sitting inside the security mirror up right. Somehow, its presence there seems entirely fitting.
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