the rambles of a paper sister
I could simply state what I liked about the short story in about a third of the words it took Singer to write it. I could gush over Nguyen's art and how it is perfect for almost every story their art has ever graced. I could write paragraphs about themes and metaphors and the like.I… Continue reading Little Foolery’s Sir Alain
Warning: the book in your hands will break your heartit is symbolictragedy, power, truthis many thingsit is wonderful poetrycartography that mapsa unexplored piece of experience–personally familiarit is a memoriala magical actit is all these thingsBegin at the beginninggo on,till you reach the endthen stopsomething will tugat the edge of your mind/heartlet your imaginationfill in these… Continue reading Foreword
A sunny trek to the bookstore yesterday before the rain hit our region today is doing wonders for my state of mind. I don't mind being home or buying books online (Covid is still very much a thing) but there's a different peace when, just for a little while, I'm in a physical store browsing… Continue reading 7:16 p.m.
The pros of conventions going virtual: safer for individuals in the current environment, more special guests from across the globe who wouldn’t normally be able to attend, not as many overlapping panels to worry about missing, etc. Cons: forgetting about said event for one reason or another. This particular reason being my sister and I… Continue reading Anime Expo Lite 2020
Something that makes me happy when reading Chihiro Ishizuka's Flying Witch, besides all of it, is how the familiars have hobbies and interests outside of their work serving as witches' familiars. Ororu working in real estate and showing animals uninhabited territory for them to claim. Kenny being an anthropology buff and traveling to do research… Continue reading 1:14 a.m.
Sometimes you gotta give yourself a break from novels and pick up a comic or three. It gives me the chance to squeeze in a bit of reading without burning up too much of my busy schedule. I don’t have to worry about cliffhangers or getting sucked into the story knowing I have to stop… Continue reading First Impressions: Monster slaying, World hopping and….Spider-Man
Lightning flashed through the sky, striking the rod erected near the center mast of the ship. The vessel shook as the lightning traveled down, catching along the many cords laced across the ship as the disrupted currents hit the secondary engine, pushing them forward. The very storm that could kill them was the only thing… Continue reading Mermay: Steampunk
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