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August 4, 2016
TT: The House of the Scorpion
What I Love about This Cover: Gritty. Scary. I want to know more just looking at the cover.
What I Don’t Love about This Cover: Other than knowing it probably has a darker story line (based on the gritty cover), you don’t really know more about the story from this cover.
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August 3, 2016
Duel to the Death!
In honor of author Andy Peloquin‘s newest release, Blade of the Destroyer, he’s doing a set of character battles on his page and the pages of other authors. So without further ado, here is the DUEL TO THE DEATH between the Amaskan Adelei (Amaskan’s Blood) and the Hunter of Voramis (Blade of the Destroyer)!
I, Andy Peloquin, challenge you, Raven Oak, to a duel to the death! But it is not we who will fight, but our characters…
In the black corner, weighing in at 180 pounds, standing a cool 6 feet...August 2, 2016
Anglicon After Party!
Recently I had the privileged to be on the Comedy Sportz Seattle After Party Podcast for a second time–this time for their ANGLICON special edition. So it’s the Anglicon After Party!
Also present was Keith and Dan from Anglicon (organizers), Daryl Ducharme (Host from Comedy Sportz Seattle), and Jekeva Phillips from Comedy Sportz Seattle and Word Lit Zine. Besides talking about Anglicon, we also do the usual Match Game! Give it a listen!
You can listen here:
http://seattleafterparty.com/episodes/...August 1, 2016
MNG: Bring Out Yer Dead!
Publisher: Upper Deck
# of Players: 2-5 Players
Best with: 4 players
Playing Time: 45-60 minutes
Game Components:98 Total Cards (30 Fate Cards, 30 Treasure Cards, 8 Gravedigger Cards and 1 set of Death Certificates and 1 Player Aid for Each Player), 2 Sided Game Board (2-3 Player Side & 4-5 Player Side), 65 Wooden Coffin Tokens (Double Coffins, Single Coffins, Score Cube), 5 Player Crests, and Color Rule Book.
General Mechanics: In Bring Ou...
July 18, 2016
MNG: Crabs Adjust Humidity
Publisher: Vampire Squid Cards
# of Players: 4-20 players
Best with: 4-8 players
Playing Time: 30-90 minutes. Or longer if you really want.
General Mechanics: This game is an unofficial expansion to the infamous Cards Against Humanity game, and like it, the game consists of black & white cards. Players begin with 10 white cards at the beginning of each round while they take turns being judge. The judge draws a black card...
July 15, 2016
Capital Book Con
This weekend, I’ll be in Olympia, WA at the The Evergreen State College Longhouse for the Capital Book Con. You should come on out–not only to support local authors (traditional, indie, and hybrid!) but to snag some great deals on some great summer reads.
50 authors = A TON of awesome books to pick up and read
Details below:
WHAT: Author Book Con!
WHEN: Saturday, 7/16/16 from 11 AM – 7 PM
WHERE: The Evergreen State College Longhouse in Olympia, WA
WHY: To sell you some amazing reads for your summer...
July 14, 2016
TT: The Lightning Thief
What I Love about This Cover: It sucks you in. It makes me think of mythology and disaster movies, two of my favorite things.
What I Don’t Love about This Cover: Taking a sword out into the water? Are you crazy? It might rust!
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July 11, 2016
MNG: Pokemon Go!
I know, I know.
Everyone and their momma is talking about Pokemon Go! but it seemed rather fitting to review it this week considering the chaos that it has brought down upon…not just gamers but everyone.
Within 24 hours of release, Pokemon Go! had more players than Twitter users. Not only that, but Nintendo stock went up $9 BILLION dollars in just a few days.
So what’s all the fuss about?
If you know anything about the Pokemon franchise, you proba...
July 6, 2016
Anglicon Schedule
In between having a booth at Anglicon 2016 (as Books & Chains), I’ll be a panelist and moderator on a few panels. I’m even running a game show! My tentative schedule is below:
FRIDAY–AUGUST 5David Tennant: Serious, Creepy, and Everything-in-Between
Northwest 2 – 1PM-2PM
Panelists: Abie Ekenezar, Ryan Wasson, Raven Oak (Moderator)
Can’t Stop the Signals
Evergreen 4 – 2PM-3PM
Panelists: Caitlin Cormier (Moderator), Charles Martin, Raven Oak, Warren Frey
Alan Rickman – A Retrospect...
July 4, 2016
Bibliophilia!
I am so excited about this event! Bibliophilia is a storytelling festival that mixes stories with improv. Hosted by Word Lit Zine, this is three days of awesome stories put on at The Pocket Theater in Greenwood (Seattle).
On Thursday, August 4th, I’ll be reading the opening to Class-M Exile, complete with Texas accent, while improv actors act it out. From Word Lit Zine—
The first chapter is life and death for a book. It’s where you get hooked, it’s where you fall in love, and it’s where a world...
