Manderly’s Pies Etc.

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Major Game of Thrones/ASOIAF spoilers herein. Also, general ideas about the writing of really good fiction. And lots of unnecessary asides. Just sayin’. Feature image credit: Manderly’s Meat Pies by saportfolio via DeviantArt and Google Images. And well done to …

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Ender’s Game (eventually, after lots of blather)

[–Also, spoilers potentially throughout… But, seriously, Ender’s Game was originally written in 1977, it’s not new news…] I think I’ve mentioned before how much of a sci-fi/fantasy nut I am, and how very picky I am about my fiction. So, science …

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Sci-Fi Best List (with Bonus Silliness)

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There’s nothing like a good science fiction book or movie to bring out the shamefully-uneducated, mostly irrelevant armchair scientist in me. Read a good one, or (less likely) watch a good one, and I can rave for hours about the …

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“Dr. Mary’s Monkey” Book Review: Spoilers Likely

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My mother has been hounding me for literally years to read a book about… “blah blah blah conspiracy theories on random sensational stuff, and JFK’s assassination.” My mom has been full of conspiracy theories and paranoia since before I left …

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