An amazing novel by Karen Hancock, Arena is like an allegory, a virtual reality adventure, and an exercise in dramatic suspense all rolled up into one. What amazes me most is this novel was not written in first person. I suppose I might stereotype female writers as always wanting to write in first person to …
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There should be a blog about snowshoeing. There should be a blog about snowshoeing while wearing a kilt. There should be a blog about lacing snowshoes while wearing a kilt without getting your little tushy in the snow. But not this one. Not my blog. Yours. There should be a blog about how to learn …
Zombie Origins
As every child who has ever asked their momma knows, zombies come from spores. Spores are wicked, little gobs of dusty fuzz that cling to the following: the undersides of plants, chewed up gum on the sidewalk, dried up mushrooms, carbon dioxide molecules, political parties, anti-gender tweets, socks, and of course in the vapor of …
Naturally
Had a battle with the wardrobe. Nothing matched. Plaids and stripes collided, like atomic collisions, so disaster inevitably happened. No one wanted to be my friend. No one wanted to be near me. It was a plague of the fashion variety. Everyone thought it would kill them if they got too close. They turned and …
Looking for a car metaphor.
Like running the wipers on a dry day. Fixing the engine when the tires are all flat. Like driving with your lights on in the daytime. Peaceful as driving slower than necessary through a tree-lined street. Like putting small wheels on a car and thinking it’s fast. Like putting giant wheels on a car and …
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