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Magpie Monday

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Robert

“There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir, / We must rise and follow her; / When from every hill of flame, / She calls and calls each vagabond by name.” ~William Bliss Carman Here are some shiny … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged A Wrinkle in Time (graphic novels), abstract, Alan Moore, Alfred Hitchcock, Ali Smith style vs. content, All Hallow's Read, AlphaBooks, Alzheimer's Disease, Babylon 5, Ben Towle, body parts (cakes), Bug, Building Stories, Cameron Cook, candy corn, Caroline Todd Whitney, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network (20th anniversary), Charlie Jane Anders, Chinua Achebe, chocolate, Chris Ware, Christopher Lee, Chuck Wendig, comma (direct address), concrete, costumes, Daily Science Fiction, David Malki!, Delta Rae, Dolores Umbridge, Dorothy Booraem, dystopias (anthology), Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, Elizabeth Hand, Ellen Datlow, Eva Gabrielson, Falling Kingdoms (excerpt) by Morgan Rhodes, False Positive, fanged pumpkins, film trailers, flax-golden tales, forensics, foxes, Frances Glessner Lee, Freddy vs. Jason, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Google, grammar, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en poetry, Harry Potter, hedgehog, Helen Mirren, Hitchcock (film), Hope Larson, Insidious, io9, Jenny Volvovski, Jessica Tremp, John Perry, Josephine Pennicott, Julia Rothman, Katherine Langrish, Keanu Reeves (in miniature), Kelly Williams, Kevin Armistead, Kim Newman, kissing, Krampus: The Yule Lord (excerpt) by Brom, Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory, letters, Letters of Note, Lisa Morton, Little Nemo in Google-land, Little Nemo in Slumberland, Look At This Little Thing!, lucid dreaming, Mama's Science by Shane D. Rhinewald, Marc Basile, Margaret Ferguson, Martha Stewart, mass extinction, Matt Lamothe, Meagan Spooner, Mike Walton, monsters, monsters (Antarctica), monsters (Australia), Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (excerpt) by Robin Sloan, music videos, Myke Cole, NaNoWriMo, Nathan and the Amazing TechnoPocket NerdCoat by K.J. Kabza, Neil Gaiman, Not the Destination by Richard E. Gropp, Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse, Of Dolls & Murder (documentary), On Your Desk series, Promethea, pumpkins, Rachelle Gardner, Radio Free Other, Ray Villafane, Rebecca Artemisa, Russell Hinson, Ryan Britt, Sam Wolk, sandwich caddy, Scraps by Michael Haynes, Shelob, Skylark (novel), STDs (cupcakes), Stephen Jones, Stieg Larsson, story-starters, Straw Dogs, Structured Procrastination, Terri Windling-Gayton, ThanksKilling, The Big Bang Theory (TV show), The Consultant (a poem) by Jessy Randall, The Great Alan Moore Reread, The Hanging Garden, The Last Sunflower by Erin Morgenstern, The Lord of the Rings, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, The Paris Review, The Where, the Why and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science, This Cape is Red Because I've Been Bleeding, Tim Burton, Tim Callahan, Tom Piccirilli, Tor.com, Trick'r'Treat, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Ungoliant, Uriens, vampire pumpkins, vampires, Victoriana, webcomics, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, What the Sea Wants by P. Djélì Clark, William Bliss Carman, Winsor McCay, wolves, Wondermark | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 8 October 2012 by Robert

“All things on earth point home in old October; sailers to sea, travellers to walls and fences, hunters to field and hollow and the long voice of hounds, the lover to the love he has forsaken.” ~Thomas Wolfe Here are … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Season in Hell by Arthur Rimbaud, Alabaster, All Hallow's Read, allergies, AlphaBooks, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, animation, Apex Magazine, Banned Books Week, bees, Ben Towle, Blitzen Trapper, Blood Oranges by K.C. Shaw, Bookshelf Porn, Bruce Boxleitner, Cabin in the Woods, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Cameron Cook, Cape Breton, Catherynne M. Valente, chapters in novels (writing), Chet Phillips, Christopher Blake, Clarkesworlde Magazine, Conjunctions by Neil Gaiman, Crimson Fox, Daily Science Fiction, Dancy Flammarion, Daniel Radcliffe, Darkness by Lord Byron, Darwyn Cooke, David Malki!, DC Women Kicking Ass, Dexter (cupcakes), Documentation Centre at the Library and Archives of the National Museum Reina Sofia Art Centren in Madrid, Dodger (excerpt) by Terry Pratchett, Enchanted Conversation, England under the White Witch by Theodora Goss, Fall of the House of Usher, film trailers, Finland, flax-golden tales, flip food in a pan like a chef, forensics, gender identity, Gerri Ryan, Grant Snider, Gregory L. Ulmer, Hades' Pitch by Rita Dove, Hans Christian Andersen, Harper and the Flood and the Ghost by Michael Ramstead, historical fiction, HIV, honey, Horns, horror films, Introverts, io9, Jason Statham, Jeremy Messersmith, Joe Hill, Kate Beaton, Kenneth Grahame, Kill Kat 1 by Andrew Bell, King of Marbury by Andrew Smith, Kitty Pryde, Krissy Brady, Lantern City, Last by Rich Larson, Laura Marling, Laura Veirs, Leah Palmer Preiss, Little Star (excerpt) by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Lois Lane, Lyria by Miah Sonnel, Manhattan (neighborhoods), Mark Lanegan, Mary Robinette Kowal, Medusa by Patricia Smith, Michael Ramstead, monsters (European), monsters (South American), monsters (Victorian), Mr. Toad, My Mask Humanity by D. Thomas Minton, My Morning Jacket, Mystek, Nina Paley, No Harm in Tears by Lissa Sloan, NYU Press (library), Oldboy, Park Chan-wook, Parker series, pommedauphine, Promethea, psychopaths, punctuation marks (little-known), Radio Free Other, Raylene Rankin, Rebekka Karijord, Richard Stark (aka Donald Westlake), sentence length, Sita Sings the Blues, steampunk (definitions of), Steampunk Week 2012, Stoker, Straitened Circumstances, Superman, Sutured Infection, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Teaching in the Margins, Terri Windling-Gayton, The Commonplace Book by Jacob Clifton, The Dead by Mina Loy, The Descent, The Drowning Girl: A Memoir, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (excerpt) by Catherynne M. Valente, The Great Alan Moore Reread, The Kalevala, The Talking Fountain by Diana Părpăriţă, The Thing, The Wind in the Willows, This Land Is Mine by Nina Paley, Thomas Wolfe, Threshold by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Thumbelina, Tim Callahan, Tim Hanley, TJ Dempsey, Tor.com, Watchdragon by Erin Morgenstern, Weaving Dreams by Mary Robinette Kowal, Where the Wonder Women Are, Winnie-the-Pooh, Wondermark | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 1 October 2012 by Robert

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 | 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 | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 24 September 2012 by Robert

F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Here are some shiny, crisp things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Irene Gallo curated an awesome autumnal gallery, Picturing Autumn, An Equinox Celebration, last … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Fairy Tales, Magpie Monday | Tagged A Wizard of Earthsea, Agyar by Steven Brust, Aitor Iñaki Eraña, AlphaBooks, American Gods, Andrew Liptak, Andrew Neal, Anne Hathaway, Arctic forests, Autumn, Batman: The Tailor by Aitor Iñaki Eraña, Ben Towle, Black Widow, bookcases, BookRiot, bookshelves, Brothers Grimm, Cameron Cook, Carey Farrell, Carlos Schwabe (1866-1926), Catwoman, Cheong-ah Hwang, Chris Thile, Christopher Moloney, Colleen Wing, comic-book covers, Daily Science Fiction, Damien Walter, death (Victorian), diner lingo, Distraction by Cheong-ah Hwang, Doctor Strange, Dylan Meconis, Earthsea, Edgar Meyer, Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, electron microscope photography, Elektra, Elephants of the Platte by Thomas Israel Hopkins, Erin Morgenstern, Eve and Adam (excerpt) by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fairy tales, film trailers, FILMography (tumblr), FIrestar, flax-golden tales, Fool's Gold by Frank Dutkiewicz, Ged, George R. R. Martin, global warming, Grimm Tales: For Young and Old, Harry Potter, Hellboy in Hell, How Not to Write Comics Criticism, Hugh Jackman, I Am Legend, Indiana Review, Irene Gallo, J.K. Rowling, Joe Hiland, Juan Santapau, jus prime noctis, Kelly Link, Kevin Steele, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Les Misérables, libraries (amazing), Little Red Riding Hood, Little Red Riding Hood Does Over the Big Bad Wolf by Wendy O'Malley, Louise's Ghost by Kelly Link, Luc Latulippe, Magic & Good Madness: A Neil Gaiman Reread, Marc Basile, Marianne Stokes (1855-1927), Marvel Comics, Melisande (1895) by Marianne Stokes, Michael Joyce, Mike Mignola, Misty Knight, Mortless by Henry Szabranski, music videos, narrative hooks (writing), Neil Gaiman, New Zealand Listener, No One But You (song), O'Donovan, OCD cleaning tricks, Old Friends by Shane Wilwand, paper sculpture, Paul Smith, Philip Pullman, Postcard Stories, procrastination, reading nooks, Rising Falling by Leah Thomas, Robert Neville, Russell Crowe, Russell Hinson, Said the Princess by Dani Atkinson, Scarecrow, serialized novels, slushpile, Steven Brust, Stranger Things Happen, Stuart Duncan, Subterranean Press, superheroines, Sutured Infection, Suzy McKee Charnas, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Teaching in the Margins, Tehanu, Tenar, Terri Windling-Gayton, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Faun (1923) by Carlos Schwabe, The Girl Detective by Kelly Link, The Goat Road Sessions, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Night Circus, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Secret Knots, The Specialist's Hat by Kelly Link, The Unwritten, The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas, The Weird, Theodora Goss, Tom Hooper, Tor.com, translucent animals, Travels with the Snow Queen by Kelly Link, Ursula K. Le Guin, Vampire novel (history), Weird Council, Where the Wonder Women Are, Will Ludwigsen, Women's Auxiliary (photo), Write Place Write Time, xkcd, Yo-Yo Ma, Yuko Shimizu, Zadie Smith | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 17 September 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Ransom & Mitchell take some of the most elaborate, magical, and wild photographs I’ve ever seen. Their photography (and film work) is housed in the intricate sets they create, and … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged "Get Out of My House" (song), "Houdini" (song), A Silly Love Story by Nicole Cipri, A Wrinkle in Time (graphic novels), Alice in Wonderland, AlphaBooks, Andrew Thaler, aphorism, Aquaman, Axel Medellin Machain, Batman: Earth One, Ben Towle, Billy (gay male vampire slayer), bookcases, bookshelves, Bryan Thom, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine, cake, cake (comic books), cake (Zelda Fitzgerald), cannibalism (infant), Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Chad VanGaalen, Chris Ware, Chuck Wendig, crows, Daily Science Fiction, DC Comics, Dinah Shore, Don Quixote, Down the Wall by Greer Gilman, Electric Velocipede, film trailers, food (most expensive), Frankenstein, Gangnam Style (video), glassfrog, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Gypsy, Havok (Marvel), Hawkman, Highland Bakery, Hope Larson, horror films, J.H. Williams III, Jason Mitchell, Jonny Quest, José Andrés, K-pop, Karen Portaleo, Kate Bush, Kate Elliott, Krissy Brady, Leah Palmer Preiss, Lord Byron, Madeleine L'Engle, male gaze, Mama (film), Marc Bas, Mary Shelley, Matt Lindsay, Miklós Felvidéki, music videos, Neil Gaiman, Nell by Karen Hesse, Nova Ren Suma, Paris, parthenogenesis, Phil Noto, placebo, Polaris (Marvel), presidents and psychopaths, Psy, Queen of Hearts, Queequeg (Moby-Dick), race & writing, Radio Free Other, Ransom & Mitchell, Scheherezade's Bequest, Scott Musgrove, Sean Ferrell, Smoke & Mirrors exhibition, Stacey Ransom, Stockholm, Su Blackwell, Summer Reading by Ken Liu, Supergirl, Superman: Earth One, Tansy Rayner Roberts, The Dreaming (Kate Bush), The Gifter by Torrey Podmajersky, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (excerpt) by Catherynne M. Valente, The Halo Effect, The Last Good Man by Ransom & Mitchell (2012), The Lotus Eaters by Michelle Muenzler, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Perfectly Fried Egg, The Quietus, The Super Team Family Blog, The Touch of Love by Day Al-Mohamed, The Wasp, Third Time's a Charm by Melanie Rees, Thor, Tintin, Tom Gauld, Tor.com, Varnish Fine Art, Warren Zevon, Weird Fiction Review, Where the Wonder Women Are, Will Ludwigsen, Wolverine, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman: Earth One, Wreckage by Ransom & Mitchell (2012) | 2 Comments

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