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May 10, 2021
May 9, 2021
Film Review: Bad Samaritan (2018)
David Tennant and Robert Sheehan are two of my favourite actors, so of course I was excited to watch Bad Samaritan when it popped up on my streaming site. I didn’t really know what to expect, though. I didn’t read the summary or watch the trailer beforehand, so I wasn’t expecting David Tennant to be playing a serial killer called Cale Erendreich, who Robert Sheehan’s character, Sean Falco, gets on the wrong side of. For some reason I was expecting a horror-comedy, which this most definitely ...
May 8, 2021
Indie Bites Vol. 2: Mermaids & Mythology OUT NOW!
The stories are free online to download in epub, mobi or pdf format; you can purchase the paperback here and the stories are also being released in podcast!
Book Review: The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon (2019)
The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon by Benedict Patrick
The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon is my first read by Benedict Patrick and was picked for the new indie/self-publishing book club formed on Twitter at The Book Trove. We’re hoping to shine some attention on independent books and authors. These books are picked totally at random and selected by vote amongst the group.
“Welcome to the Darkstar Dimension.”
Mention a book with dragons and I will most definitely sign up to read it...
May 7, 2021
Short Story Review: Keys (2020)
The past is a dream, Daniel thought. There is no way to make sense of it.
This was quite an interesting short story! The idea of introspection and dreams surrounding old relationships and symbolic keys was a solid premise and the prose was lovely, but I did find myself wishing it was just a little bit longer. Really enjoyed it, though!
Read it for yourself here.
May 6, 2021
Film Review: Predators (2010)
Right, so I love action movies. One of my favourite films of all time is Skull Island, which to this day has one of the coolest/most badass moments in cinematic history: James Conrad wearing a gas mask while swinging a katana. The Peter Jackson King Kong was great, too. But somehow I hadn’t actually seen the 2010 Predators until this morning. (I’ve very behind on films, it seems.)
The film follows a group of convicts, mercenaries and otherwise dangerous dudes who are dropped onto a dista...
Indie Bites, Vol. 2: Mermaids & Mythology
New volume of Indie Bites coming soon! Don’t forget that Vol. 1 is free to read in ebook, is available in paperback, and is being released in podcast story by story!
May 5, 2021
Children’s Book Review: Three Lines in a Circle (2021)
Three Lines in a Circle: The Exciting Life of the Peace Symbol by Michael G. Long
[Gerald Holtom] explained that when drawing the symbol, he adopted letters from semaphore, the alphabet used by people sending messages by flags. The two lines pointing downward and to the sides came from the semaphore letter for N, and the center line represented the letter D. Placed on top of each other and enclosed in a circle, the three lines stood for “nuclear disarmament.”
I really loved this little...
Book Review: Each Little Universe (2020)
Each Little Universe by Chris Durston
How do you cheer up a star?
I hear girl from the stars and I immediately think Stardust.
Each Little Universe is my first book by Chris Durston, who puts an original spin on the girl from the stars angle in this lovely debut. This book is filled with great quotes, but I’ll just post a few favourites:
So many people were part of his little universe – some still in his orbit, some sailed off elsewhere, and some gone entirely, but all still...
