Molly Ringle's Blog, page 20
July 7, 2013
Ancient spells from Greek papyri; or "Dear, go next door and borrow the brains of a vulture."
One of the nerdy mythology books I have around is this one:
And one of its appendices includes translations of various writing found on bits of papyrus from ancient Greek times. The magical spells in particular interested me (these are part of the Greek Magical Papyri, if you're curious), because they are exactly as bizarre and specific as anything Willow ever whipped up on a Buffy episode, or any Herbology or Potions extra credit Hermione ever undertook. For example, check out the instruc...
And one of its appendices includes translations of various writing found on bits of papyrus from ancient Greek times. The magical spells in particular interested me (these are part of the Greek Magical Papyri, if you're curious), because they are exactly as bizarre and specific as anything Willow ever whipped up on a Buffy episode, or any Herbology or Potions extra credit Hermione ever undertook. For example, check out the instruc...
June 28, 2013
Did Persephone love Hades?
It's release day for Persephone's Orchard--hurray! Pick up your copy soon. The ebook will be $0.99, but only for the first two weeks. See: Kobo, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble for a few e-options. I like IndieBound for paperback so you can have it ordered through a local bookstore.
As for the story, I wrote it because, long ago, I had the same question a lot of people have: Did Persephone love Hades?
Several enquiring minds want to know, to judge from the first suggestion on Google's autofill. The...
June 12, 2013
A giveaway, and a lot of Game of Thrones notes
First of all, there is a new giveaway here in which you can win the ebook of Persephone's Orchard and a $10 Amazon gift card, so really, why wouldn't you enter that? Go and good luck!
Second, there's now a book trailer for it:
And third, to return to fandom concerns, I've begun watching "Game of Thrones," some six or seven years after reading the first four books (I still haven't read A Dance with Dragons but I know some spoilers). It's an addictive TV series and does a good job with the exposi...
Second, there's now a book trailer for it:
And third, to return to fandom concerns, I've begun watching "Game of Thrones," some six or seven years after reading the first four books (I still haven't read A Dance with Dragons but I know some spoilers). It's an addictive TV series and does a good job with the exposi...
May 23, 2013
Persephone's Orchard - giveaway over yonder at Goodreads
I'm in the midst of galley-proofing for
Persephone's Orchard
, which reminds me to tell you that:
a) it will be out in paperback as well as ebook at the end of June, and
b) there's a giveaway for the paperback happening here at Goodreads.
May the people the random number generator likes best win! And in the meantime, if you like the Persephone/Hades myth or know others who do, please consider spreading the word for the giveaway, and adding it to your to-read list. Even if you never get around to...
a) it will be out in paperback as well as ebook at the end of June, and
b) there's a giveaway for the paperback happening here at Goodreads.
May the people the random number generator likes best win! And in the meantime, if you like the Persephone/Hades myth or know others who do, please consider spreading the word for the giveaway, and adding it to your to-read list. Even if you never get around to...
April 29, 2013
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, condensed
Latest parody. I manage about one of these a year, it would seem. Only one HP book left for me to do, though! Enjoy...
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, condensed
by Molly Ringle
with respect and apologies for J.K. Rowling
READERS haul book off shelf and nearly fall over under its weight.
READERS: What the hell? Why is it so huge?
ROWLING: Funny story! So my editors were like, "People are getting a bit tired of Quidditch," and I was like, "How could anyone ever get tired of Quidditch?" And they...
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, condensed
by Molly Ringle
with respect and apologies for J.K. Rowling
READERS haul book off shelf and nearly fall over under its weight.
READERS: What the hell? Why is it so huge?
ROWLING: Funny story! So my editors were like, "People are getting a bit tired of Quidditch," and I was like, "How could anyone ever get tired of Quidditch?" And they...
April 18, 2013
On soap operas, humor, Dylan Thomas, and "good crap": meet author Lisette Brodey
It's...Return of the Author Interview! Today I am pleased indeed to welcome Lisette Brodey, whose books exude smart humor and human compassion, just as Lisette does herself. Come in, meet Lisette, and see for yourself:
When did you start writing? What were your first stories like?
I started writing as soon as I learned how. I have always been a writer. My first stories? Well, since you asked, I went to my file cabinet and pulled out a folder with my writings from as early as junior high. There...
When did you start writing? What were your first stories like?
I started writing as soon as I learned how. I have always been a writer. My first stories? Well, since you asked, I went to my file cabinet and pulled out a folder with my writings from as early as junior high. There...
April 5, 2013
Some musings on the Goblet of Fire re-read so far
Dumbledore on introducing the Triwizard Tournament: "...this time, no champion will find himself or herself in mortal danger." Yeah...I mean, haha, it's not like we'll have you face fire-breathing dragons, or throw you down to the bottom of the lake, or anything.
On pacing: it's striking me how oddly stretched-out the tasks in the Triwizard Tournament are. You select the champions, then a month later you get the first task, then three months later the second task; then three months after that...
On pacing: it's striking me how oddly stretched-out the tasks in the Triwizard Tournament are. You select the champions, then a month later you get the first task, then three months later the second task; then three months after that...
March 11, 2013
On finishing off Avatar: the Last Airbender, and hero arcs in general
Hmm, I ought to find me an Avatar icon. Anyway: about a week ago, our household finished off the series with a marathon viewing of all four Sozin's Comet episodes. Whew. Exhausting but very satisfying.
We discovered many a fine moment previous to that, of course. For example, I must make mention of "The Ember Island Players" episode. HAH!! It's like the condensed parody version of the whole series till now. Love. Fake-Zuko's rippling Revlon hair might've been my favorite, though Chinese-dragon...
We discovered many a fine moment previous to that, of course. For example, I must make mention of "The Ember Island Players" episode. HAH!! It's like the condensed parody version of the whole series till now. Love. Fake-Zuko's rippling Revlon hair might've been my favorite, though Chinese-dragon...
February 19, 2013
Lady Chatterley and Sean Bean
Back in December I read, or technically re-read, Lady Chatterley's Lover. Isn't it nice how this day and age we can say that with no fear of being arrested? In any case, here's my Goodreads review, for starters:
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Technically a re-read, but I didn't remember much of it from the first time around. This time around I found it very good. Rather than raunchiness, though, sadness, or at least poignancy, breathes through it somehow. I don't know if this is because I was aware (from reading the intr...
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Technically a re-read, but I didn't remember much of it from the first time around. This time around I found it very good. Rather than raunchiness, though, sadness, or at least poignancy, breathes through it somehow. I don't know if this is because I was aware (from reading the intr...
February 13, 2013
The Avatar and the Goblet of Fire
A few Avatar thoughts, salvaged from Facebook (where they'll become near-impossible to find again after a short while)...
Jan. 30: Avatar episode with the singing nomad hippies, and the cave of love, and Sokka improvising a badger-mole song: funniest episode ever, so far.
Feb. 3: For those with whom I've talked about the Zuko/Katara ship--I saw this online.
Hee. Cute. (Poor Aang.) My compliments to the artist.
Feb. 10: Saw the "Tales of Ba Sing Se" episode of Avatar tonight. Cannot decide what w...
Jan. 30: Avatar episode with the singing nomad hippies, and the cave of love, and Sokka improvising a badger-mole song: funniest episode ever, so far.
Feb. 3: For those with whom I've talked about the Zuko/Katara ship--I saw this online.
Hee. Cute. (Poor Aang.) My compliments to the artist.
Feb. 10: Saw the "Tales of Ba Sing Se" episode of Avatar tonight. Cannot decide what w...
