It's really hard to write with a 17lb purring cat sitting on your chest.
In January of 2004, I started work on a story I'd thought up one night before going to bed. I'd been struggling for a while with those "who am I […]
Now that I have admitted to the universe that I am writing a book, maybe the world at large - or the smaller subset of aspiring writers at large - […]
American Gods, by Neil Gaiman Rating: YMMV Eragon, by Christopher Paolini Rating: YMMV The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver I read this novel set in the Congo shortly after having […]
It was back to work in September, so I read fewer books. Aside from the usual fiction, there are a couple of non-fiction entries here as well. Research. For the […]
I was on vacation in August, so I went through more books than usual. Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens I'm not built for Dickens... Rating: YMMV The Mists of Avalon, […]
I don't have the most sophisticated reading tastes, but as an experiment, I thought I'd post from time to time which books I've read recently. Occasionally, I might even comment […]
[2012/06] This post was ported over from a very old blog I maintained elsewhere] Every time I fly I pray to the pantheon of Aerodynamics, Air Traffic Control and Metal […]
Well, VIWF 2005 is done. Sessions I went to: Neil Gaiman This was interesting (considering I'd never read him before, although I have now) and entertaining. Found the session a […]
What's the best book I've read so far this year? "A Complicated Kindness", by Miriam Toews. I picked it up - along with all the Potters - at the UBC […]