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January 15, 2014
Cats Are Kindly Masters
It has been slightly over a year since my wife and I started sharing our home with Jasper and Una. And over the past twelve months they have really bloomed. When I play with my cat, how do I know … Continue reading →
January 13, 2014
Is Dave Higgins An Intellectual Snob?
Yesterday The Looking Glass published Dave Higgins’ article, William And Harry To Die This Year, According to Shakespeare. But our sources reveal Higgins’ original article was filled with language more fitting to a highbrow soireé than a newspaper. According to … Continue reading →
January 10, 2014
Slave To Marshmallows: A Steampunk Fairy Tale by N.R. Grabe
This collection of three linked stories successfully fuses traditional European fairy tale with steampunk serving up a greater whole. This review is based on an open draft of the manuscript. As such details of plot and characterisation might differ from … Continue reading →
And Last But By No Means Least - Dacia Wilkinson
Reblogged from Paws4Thought: The last story in Fauxpocalypse, Full Moon, the talented and prolific Dacia Wilkinson. Today on Paws4Thought we welcome Dacia. Tell us a little bit about yourself, I’m an Oklahoma girl living in St. Louis. Of course, I’ve … Continue reading →
January 8, 2014
Say Hello to Kim Plummer
Reblogged from Paws4Thought: Today on Paws4Thought I’m pleased to introduce Fauxpocalypse author Kim Plummer. Tell us a little bit about yourself Kim. Second of three daughters, born of an electrician and a dancer, my role in school and at … Continue reading →
Why I Am Not A Feminist
Earlier today, I was reading Kira Lynn Blue’s interesting dialogue on sexism in medieval-fantasy fiction. The post and the comments thereon raise some valid points on both sides of the debate about including prejudice in an imaginary world, many of … Continue reading →
January 6, 2014
The Eyes Are The Windows Of The Sole
Unless I am travelling some distance, or carrying a very heavy load, I make most journeys on foot. While my two main reasons are exercise and the convenience of not having to keep a car in a city with little … Continue reading →
Meet Jane Thomson
Reblogged from Paws4Thought: Today Paws4Thought welcomes Fauxpocalypse author Jane Thomson. Tell us a little bit about yourself Jane. I live in the capital of Australia, which is basically a small town no one goes to unless they have to. … Continue reading →
January 4, 2014
A Conversation with Adrian George Nicolae
Reblogged from Paws4Thought: Tell us a little bit about yourself. I'm a 24-year old from Bucharest, Romania. Besided writing, I do voice over. In my non-writing time I like to learn through MOOC's (massive online open courses) on sites like … Continue reading →
January 3, 2014
The I.T. Girl by Fiona Pearse
This review is based on the March 2013 Edition. The novel has since been re-released under the title Orla’s Code. Although the combination is (hopefully) extreme examples, the office politics and misunderstandings of task complexity that thread this novel will … Continue reading →
