Category: March

BOOKS

What the Hell Happened to March?

So, I should be ashamed of the fact that I really missed a bunch of posts in March but I am really not. Shit happens and that is the way of life. Good news is that I really enjoyed writing about books. The even better news is that this is my blog and if I …

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Biff, Minty Fresh, and Santa’s Little Helper of Death

Santa's Little Helper of Death

I have a very quirky sense of humor. I find odd and random things funny as anyone who knows me or has read my more personal stuff knows. I find meaning in strange things and I sometimes get the feeling that I might live in a different reality than most folks. I appreciate these qualities …

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Albinos and Dragons

First book in the Tawny Man Trilogy

Albinos and dragons are a great start to any great trilogy. Throw into the mix two royal bastards, a telepathic mentally handicap man of large proportions, and vikings and the series is sure to win. The Tawny Man series by Robin Hobb Okay let me digress a bit then I will come back to point. …

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My Trip to the Library Today.

First Book of the Farseer Trilogy

Today was a crazy busy day and that is why I am not writing this until 8pm. I predict the next two weeks will be pretty crazy. This week I promise to get all the posts up on the normal days but I make no promises about what time I will post them. The week …

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Those Certain Books

I have many, many favorite books. (I was about to go into an semi-apologetic spiel about how my use of the word favorite is incorrect there because favorite is a superlative therefore there cannot be multiples but then I went and got my learn on and found out that favorite is not superlative. I don’t …

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Genre Talk: Science Fiction

Ursula K. Le Guin

If it can be said that fantasy is defined by containing some element of the fantastic or magic then science fiction is all about the technology. Just like fantasy, though, sci-fi is a lot more than its base elements. There are many different kinds of science fiction that is written for many purposes. The first …

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More Fantasy Talk

I know, I know, I said today I would write about Sci-Fi but I didn’t know I would be at that Tina’s house today when I wrote that. I can still write while I am here but I do not feel like I can give the proper attention required for a post on the genre …

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Genre Talk: Fantasy

Joseph Campbell

So, this might shock some of you but my favorite genre is fantasy.  I know some of you never saw that coming because I *seem* the type to like fantasy but I think fantasy gets a bad rep. Interjection: before I even begin discussing fantasy I need to lay down one thing. Fantasy and Science …

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Oh Thank God it is March

Welcome the fifth month of my crazy experiment. I, for one, am glad that it is no longer February. My visitors dropped in February but I think it is because I finally split up my two blogs and so the traffic has to adjust and I don’t see many people accidentally finding my blog while …

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