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Media Monday: TV Rewind– Sherlock

I’m in a bit of a lull right now, getting ready for vacation, nothing new on TV, so I thought I’d go back and talk a little bit about SHERLOCK. This bit of BBC TV, like pretty much everything they put out, is brilliant. An updated, 21st century version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary Consulting Detective.

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins from THE HOBBIT) playing Dr. John Watson. The chemistry between the two is outstanding, Cumberbatch’s off-t...

16 Fancy Literary Techniques Explained By Disney

Because, yanno, who needs an English degree when we have this?

16 Fancy Literary Techniques Explained By Disney.

Ten Questions With…Christine Marciniak

This week’s Ten Questions With interviewee is Christine Marciniak, author of REALITY ALI and the upcoming sequel, LIGHTS, CAMERA, ALI.

1. Welcome to the blog, Christine! Tell us a little about yourself, and about LIGHTS, CAMERA, ALI.

Thank you so much for having me. I’m delighted to be here. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ALI is the second book in my REALITY ALI series. In the first book Ali wants to be famous like her movie star mother, but her plans back fire when her new status attracts a stalker. In LIGHT...

Geek Peek of the Week: Tea and Tentacles

As some of you know, I have my own Etsy shop. I make beaded jewelry, occasionally with Steampunk themes, sometimes sculpted polymer clay charms. I want to do more of those, just need to find the time. But I was poking around on Etsy the other day and found this shop: Tea and Tentacles. Now, that name is just awesome, first of all. But she has all these handmade necklaces that reflect all the Geek fandoms you could imagine. (I really want that TARDIS starry night one.) There’s an Audrey Hepbur...

Goddess of the Week — Isis

For our second Goddess of the Week, we have Isis. She’s the Queen of the Egyptian Pantheon, much like Hera in the Greek, and a rockin’ babe. She’s powerful in her own right, and much like Hera, you don’t mess around with Isis.

Cult Center: There is a temple at Philae, which is in the middle of the Nile.

Represents: Mother goddess, Maternal power in all forms. One bad-ass Mother.

Her Story: She is the child of Nut (Sky) and Geb (Earth). Husband to Osiris (and also his sister– squick, I know, but...

Media Monday — Despicable Me 2

Yeah, okay, so I’m going to skip the obvious review and just say that I did NOT see SHARKNADO. I just couldn’t do it. I’m sure that some rainy afternoon I’ll be bored and it will be on and I will just buckle to peer pressure and see the stupidity in all its glory. Instead I’ll make this Media Monday about the movie my son and I saw last week. Despicable Me 2. The commercials made it out to be a hilarious movie, even though sometimes sequels are never as good as the original, never as good as...

Ten Questions with…Kim Baccellia

Welcome to the FIRST Ten Questions with…feature here on the blog. Today I’m happy to welcome my friend Kim Baccellia, who just launched her new book!

1.Welcome to the blog, Kim. Tell us a little about yourself, and about NO MORE GODDESSES.

Hi! My name is Kim Baccellia and I’m the YA author of CROSSED OUT; EARRINGS OF IXTUMEA; and now NO MORE GODDESSES.

2. How did you come up with the idea for this book? What kinds of things inspired you?

The whole premise behind NO MORE GODDESSES came to me on on...

Tesla’s Birthday | | Tiffany Trent, Writer

Tesla’s Birthday | | Tiffany Trent, Writer.

Hey, my friend Tiffany is having a contest. Click on the link to find out how you can win an ARC of her new book, THE TINKER KING. Personally I loved the previous book, THE UNNATURALISTS, so go check it out!

Geek Pick of the Week: Corset Story

I don’t know exactly how geeky this is, but as they have Steampunk stuff, and their prices are INSANELY reasonable for a steel boned corset, this is my Pick of the Week.

Corset Story. A place for all your body shaping needs, without breaking your wallet. I mean, $120 for a corset?? Nuts. And right now they are having a buy one get one FREE sale on certain styles. AND they have plus sized corsets, which is near and dear to my heart. I haven’t yet ordered one, but it’s in the offing. I am giving...

Goddess of the week — Persephone

I don’t know why I chose Persephone, except that her name just popped into my head when I came up with the idea for this blog feature. Maybe it’s because I was watchingPercy Jackson with my son the other day. Or maybe it’s the ridiculously hot weather we’re having. Anyway, let’s find out about her, shall we?

Goddess of: Springtime and The Underworld (actually, she’s Queen, but we’ll get to that later.

Father: Zeus

Mother: Demeter (goddess of the harvest)

Her story: One day, Persephone was out gat...