Next week, for Signal Boost Tuesday, I will post a list of Christmas suggestions…books by friends listed by catagory as to who might enjoy them. This week, however, I am gearing up for tomorrow, when I am going to ask all of you to help me try to boost Rachel Griffin in the Amazon rankings.…
Winner posted next week:
Two winners this week: Best General comment: Climbing a stairway to heaven… from there you need to call a cab. Best Doctor Who-related comment: It takes many people, each of them a step, to create a work of art that can ascend to greatness, and be remembered fondly across generations. Even if it's all…
Gearing up for Wednesday, which is Rachel Griffin Day. (More to come.) Here is a short piece a friend posted about my latest novel: The Making of The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin Some time ago, a friend of mine finished the Harry Potter books and commented on how there was very little Christianity…
Mab here, Prospero Inc. company gumshoe. As part of my campaign to protect you woefully-uninformed humans from your own folly—in hopes of saving even one of you from an elf-induced death, or worse—here is some of my gathered wisdom concerning the supernatural world. Read. Pay attention. And maybe you’ll live. For those of you who…
Here is an article on Character I did for GliphoWriMo. Imagine that you and I are standing in front of an easel upon which an artist has drawn a circle. It’s just a circle. We tilt our head left and right, but there’s nothing else there. One line. Round. Flat. Then, the artist…
Today's boost is for author and newspaperman extraordinaire Ken Rossignol. Ever read comics about crusading editors like Perry White (Superman's editor)? Ken was the real thing! He ran a little fishing newspaper called the ST. MARY'S TODAY. Then he got hit by a drunk driver. Not much damage done, but his brother had been killed by…
Now that I've had a few hours to think about it, I really liked the Doctor Who 50th show. I think it was really excellent. Many good parts. But, by far, my favorite moment was the last scene. In particular, I was blown away by the last thing the Curator said, where a combination of…
In honor of Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary:
A LOT of good entries this week: A tie this week between: I never otter gone swimming today. and Now, men, for our next manoeuvre… With special honorable mention to: OMG they ate all of him except his HEAD!!!!!! Because I thought that, too.