Book Review: A Mouthful of Tongues
A Mouthful of Tongues is a short novel at 184 pages, but the story it tells and the imagery it conjures is epic.
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A Mouthful of Tongues is a short novel at 184 pages, but the story it tells and the imagery it conjures is epic.
Continue readingStorytelling has always been a welcome occurrence in my life. I am not talking about books or movies or television but rather verbally transferring experiences from one soul to another. Since I was a child I would happily listen to the stories my older family members would share. Tales about…
Continue readingOne of the more frustrating aspects of American culture is our schizophrenic relationship with sexuality and violence in media. As George RR Martin states, Americans have no problem with violence, but sex is a huge issue. For a long time I have grappled with understanding sex and violence in American…
Continue readingMost readers are well acquainted with the big fantasy titles, here are four lesser known fantasy worlds worth exploring. It is common to encounter pastiches and copies of an established fantasy milieu- for example the Iron Tower trilogy by Dennis L. McKiernan and the Shannara books by Terry Brooks both…
Continue reading2014 marks the 36th anniversary of my life as a gamer. It is also the year that Wizards of the Coast published Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition and most important of all, it is the first year my sixteen year old son has embraced Role Playing Games (RPGs). My Introduction…
Continue readingI love-love-LOVE Absinthe! I had only read accounts of la fee verte and when I discovered absinthe was coming back to America I was eager to partake. Scouring every liquor store in Manhattan, I found one where I could pre-order four bottles. Good thing too as the day Lucid arrived, it…
Continue readingThe seventeen word text that changed my life “Tell Marzio I know he isn’t ready to adopt but there are some real cuties here today.” That seventeen word text changed my life for the better. It was true of course, I was not ready. I had plans, a time-frame, more importantly…
Continue readingKeri Lake over on her blog posted some interesting questions in her blog post for the Liebster Blog Award Q&A that is making the rounds. She left the door wide open for “anyone who would like to participate”. I decided to join in! See what happens, Keri? Here are the…
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