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I got married a little over two weeks ago now. It was a civil ceremony, kind of a mish-mash of traditional and non-traditional elements, and without a doubt one of the very happiest days of my life. I have photographic evidence of this—I was grinning my head off for the entire day. It was also …
Mae Martin—stand-up comedian, Bette Midler enthusiast and chronic over-sharer—sets out on a tour of sexuality, discussing a wide range of topics and definitions. In between personal anecdotes, quotes from friends and the opinions of experts, Martin covers basically every label in current circulation and also circles back, frequently, to the question of why and whether …
Continue reading "Book Review: Can Everyone Please Calm Down?"
This week I'm delighted to be publishing a guest blog post written by the utterly fantastic Meg Trast, owner and editor at Overhaul My Novel, LLC and author of "Write That Book You Keep Talking About". Meg here shares some of her hard-won wisdom on the process of beta reading, including what it involves, what …
Binding is a mysterious art, considered dangerous witchcraft by many, including Emmet’s family. But when a letter arrives summoning Emmet to begin an apprenticeship with a Bookbinder, to learn the craft, he isn’t given a choice in the matter. He will go, willing or otherwise, to learn how to craft books and bind within them …
Toxic Nursery is a semi-autobiographical exploration of dissociative identity disorder, a dizzying free-fall through memories and alternate selves told in something halfway between poetry and prose. It’s difficult in some ways to work out what to say about this book, the first by author Carlie Martece, but I can say this for sure: it’s unlike …
The lovely Thinking Moon nominated my site for the Real Neat Blog Award! I'm so happy to have been nominated, especially by such a wonderful fellow blogger! Thinking Moon is a home for deep thinking, sustainability tips and appreciation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - and so much more! I highly recommend checking her out …
*I received a free copy of this collection of stories for reviewing. All opinions expressed are my own.* Elves and spirits to modern magicians, rural villages to city apartments, this collection of stories takes magic into a range of scenarios. As varied as the settings are the effects of magic on the characters at play …
I am not a naturally organised person. Ask my family, my friends or my long-suffering partner whether I’m good at keeping things tidy and they’ll all tell you (once they’re done laughing) that no, I am not. My clothes are frequently scattered on my bedroom floor, my shoes kicked off in any number of places …
Continue reading "Messiness and Creativity – Does One Lead to the Other?"
In ‘City of Thorns’ Ben Rawlence, a former researcher for human rights watch, tells the story of the world’s largest refugee camp by focusing on some of the individuals who have, as best they can, made their lives there. The camp in question, Dadaab, began its life in 1992 as a temporary home for 90,000 …
We’re all busy, it’s pretty much a fact of life. Our to-do lists expand to fill the available time, and no matter how many jobs we tick off there are always tasks jostling to take their place. I feel like I never have enough time for everything I want to do, and I’ve got next …
