Mihaela Marija Perković's Blog: Rantalica, page 15
February 10, 2015
Writing as somebody else
When we write as somebody else, in another person’s style, does that qualify us as multiple personality disorder candidates or does it just shine a light on the less prominent parts of our personality? I like to think it’s the … Continue reading →
February 6, 2015
Interview: Milena Benini
Milena Benini is an award-winning Croatian speculative fiction author who writes short stories, serialized novels and very interesting theoretical essays on SF genre, feminism and vampires. (Wow, that was easy, once I got it out of my system!) She lives … Continue reading →
February 4, 2015
More ŠTRUMF 2015 photos
As I keep repeating, I am a lousy photographer and it does not look like that might be changing any time soon. Luckily, Croatian fandom has no lack of talented people with good cameras. Zvonimira Ivaniševic attended her first ŠTRUMF … Continue reading →
ŠTRUMF, the Croatian version of SMOF
After a few years in Croatian fandom, when I finally got to know most of the people crazy enough to do esefnal things such as conrunning, writing workshops, publishing and such as a hobby, I realized how awesome all these … Continue reading →
February 2, 2015
Milena Benini
Occasionally, I get asked to speak on TV. A couple months ago it was about the awesome Russian SF film Kin dza dza! which was aired on Croatian TV, today it was about the fictional worlds of Milena Benini, one … Continue reading →
January 29, 2015
Culture death by politics
My Dad is fiercely Croatian. Every time I feel sorry or angry about my parents’ decision against emigrating to Canada in 1976 – they were there and so was I, in my Mum’s belly – I remind myself that with … Continue reading →
January 26, 2015
Australia Day
An annual celebration January 26 marking the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales in 1788. For me, a day when I like to remember why I like it so … Continue reading →
January 23, 2015
To?no u podne: Obra?un s hrvatskim fantasy piscima!
Sutra, 24. sije?nja 2015. godine, to?no u podne, u zagreba?koj knjižnici Bogdana Ogrizovi?a (Preradovi?eva 5) do?ite se obra?unati s hrvatskim piscima fantasyja! Umjesto revolvera i metaka, zadana oružja su rije?, poznavanja žanra spekulativne fikcije i torta u obliku knjige iz … Continue reading →
January 19, 2015
Stilske vježbe or 47 years in a play
So, I had not been to see a play in years. No, kids’ stuff does not count! Although there are some truly awesome plays for kids as young as 8 months in Croatia, thanks to the wonderful Svetlana Patafta whose … Continue reading →
January 15, 2015
Fatness and slim dreams
A friend once told me “You do not walk like a fat person at all!”. I had no idea what to say to that. I had no idea you could walk like a fat person. (I figured I bumped into … Continue reading →
