“Dear Penthouse Letters…” Ahem. So. Endings are fucking hard. They just are. It’s hard enough with one book, much less seven or eight books (or seasons of television, or movies, or what-have-you). The more epic the tale, the tougher it is to conclude that journey, because you’re not just concluding a “plotline,” you’re trying to […]
Count me among the chorus of disappointed from last night’s penultimate episode of Game of Thrones — to be clear, you shouldn’t take anything I say here with a salt lick, much less a grain of salt. The show has never really been for me. I’ve found it at turns too cynical, too lurid, too inconsistent […]
The foxes, they’re still here. They dig holes. They race around our forest and our yard like they found some hollow stump cache of elf cocaine. They chew on a dog toy they found. They left me a glove as a present. And they kill things, as is their way, as is the way of […]
An article over at Book Riot (a great site, by the by) has posited the notion that tagging authors in negative reviews of their books is not, or should not be, a big deal. The question becomes: is it a big deal? Should you do it? Why shouldn’t you do it? a) it’s probably not […]
So, for those who don’t follow the (now very large) thread on Twitter: the foxes remain at The Wendighaus, and may actually take over soon. The ADORABLE MURDER BABIES are growing up fast, getting their color, learning to explore, and for sure, learning to hunt. They’ve begun to leave the den area and are roving more […]
I HAVE SEEN REVENGERS: BLAMEGAME. *checks notes* I HAVE SEEN REVENTURES: EDAMAME. *squints* I HAVE SEEN AVENGERS: ENDGAME. *whispers to self: “nailed it”* My very brief non-spoilery review is this: The first third is solid — it’s total bedrock. The second third — the middle! — is plotty, and a bit draggy. The final third is […]