A.M. Offenwanger's Blog, page 24
October 24, 2018
October 22, 2018
Sometimes, I Get Angry, or: Writing a Letter to My MLA
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I’m angry right now. Angry that as of next week, the only way in and out of the valley in which I live will be by private vehicle or by airplane. That’s right – no more public transportation. No more Greyhound Bus. The bus company is shutting down in all of Western Canada – BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – because it is no longer “sustainable”.
Half the country will be without publicly accessible means of overland travel between smaller communities. I was going to put the word “affor...
October 17, 2018
October 11, 2018
October 3, 2018
#WordlessWednesday: Untitled
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September 21, 2018
#FridayFragment: 21.09.2018
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Words. Words, words, words.
Hamlet and everything.
They just wouldn’t come today, those words. Not the right ones, anyway.
Oh, there were words alright – lots of words. Jumbling together in her head; crashing together like bumper cars at the fair; bubbling up like a screen saver and then floating around, changing colour, gently tapping against each other, jiggling around, vanishing with a swipe of the mouse.
But not the right ones, not the words she needed.
September 20, 2018
SEVENTH SON by Author A. M. Offenwanger
I just found this lovely review of SEVENTH SON! It’s so great when you find a reader likes your story and characters as much as you do yourself.
A. M. Offenwanger has written a magical fantasy that is a delight to read. I know when a book is really good and that is when I can remember with clarity the characters and the story weeks later. This tells me that the characters were memorable, likable, and the story interesting. Offenwanger’s writing is memorable, delightf...
September 19, 2018
September 17, 2018
“Puss in Boots” by Lotte Reiniger
I just discovered one of my favourite fairy tales told by one of my favourite film makers, the amazing and talented Lotte Reiniger, who pioneered stop-motion silhouette animation in the early 20th century. Here it is: “Puss in Boots”, by Lotte Reiniger, 1954.
September 5, 2018
#WordlessWednesday: Tower Beach, Vancouver
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