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Naming Rites

So, we’re having a baby, right? We’re in week 20, half way along, and it’s pretty spectacular. Rasa is showing, has been for a few weeks now, and the baby is kicking its little heart out. We figure Speck is going to be either a ninja, kung fu master or drummer at this rate. We […]

Superhero Valentines

Thanks to the Andertoons Cartoon Blog for this bunch of super hero inspired Valentines cards (you can find all sorts of greeting cards on his Flickr site as well):

Review: Secondhand Souls

Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I enjoy Christopher Moore‘s books. Despite the fact he won’t own up to his writing fantasy, all of his books have wonderfully fantastical elements, from horny sea monsters to loser vampires to crazy whale boys to the best friend of the son of god, they’re all […]

Flat Earth or Disc World?

Review: Web

Web by John Wyndham My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve become a bit of a John Wyndham enthusiast ever since I became a bonafide book collector with the addition of a first edition of Wyndham’s The Kraken Wakes to my library. So now, I’m on the lookout for affordable first editions of his work, and […]

DAVID • Think: Love for Tender

This month, my piece “Love for Tender” covers the idea of what it means to be in love in today’s electronic world, where “likes” = self-worth. Source: DAVID • Think: Love for Tender And there’s a really nice tribute to David Bowie by Joshua Abbey (artwork by Jeff Fey)

’80s Movies to Show Your Kids | POPSUGAR Moms

Growing up in the 80s was a great time to enjoy movies. There were a number of generational defining films for me and this list (with one exception) nails it! Source: ’80s Movies to Show Your Kids | POPSUGAR Moms

Review: Writing the Novel from Plot to Print to Pixel: Expanded and Updated!

Writing the Novel from Plot to Print to Pixel: Expanded and Updated! by Lawrence Block My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve said it before I’ll say it again… Reading Lawrence Block’s writing books is like having a best friend who’s a successful writer taking you out for a coffee and giving you the low […]

Belgium 2016 Day 4 – Ink, Bridges and a Butt Plug Gnome

Really wasn’t expecting to go the Netherlands this trip, and yet, here I was, just past 8am, hanging out with fully armed Belgian soldiers, waiting for the train to Rotterdam. As it turned out, our train was delayed so we were instructed to take the following train (which had a change rather than being a […]

Belgium 2016 Day 6/7 – In Brugge, Brussels and Back Home

Belgian timing is not my strong suit. It really doesn’t take long to get from city to city in this small country. So while I got up early and took time to actually take advantage of the free breakfast at Hostel Uppelink and didn’t rush to get the train, I was still in Brugge before 10 am which is […]