Penguin Logic

December 2, 2013
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I’m Pregnant, George

November 29, 2013
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I absolutely cannot hear this song without thinking of the movie Kuffs. I was going to pass over that strange (although entirely logical mental glitch) and simply leave you with the downright odd video clip that comes with the song… but I thought it only fair to let you know that you too can share that […]

Mr Mo

November 28, 2013
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Cover of 'Mr Mo' by Roger Hargreaves. A white square featuring the title and author with the titular character featured underneath. Mr Mo is a mustard yellow, circular individual with a tiny red bowler hat a blue nose a splendid moustache and a big smile.

You guys remember the Mr Men and Little Miss books, right? They’re little and square and kinda ridiculous but maybe a little bit awesome too. And they’ve been around forever. According to their website they’ve had most of the set since the early eighties, although they’ve added a handful every decade since to keep things […]

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Clarke’s Third Law

November 26, 2013
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A PartiallyClips comic. Three panels showing two rabbits on a rocking horse flying through the sky. The first rabbits says: "See, I like the simplicity of fantasy. Fantasy just says, 'There are two talking rabbits on a flying rocking horse.' And the reader says, 'Okay, tell me a good story about them.'" The second rabbit replies: "Sure, but science fiction says, 'There are two talking gengineered rabbits riding a vehicle which is designed like a child's rocking horse, with antigravity rails. The rabbits are a species uplifted by future humans, who have become benevolent and godlike, but empty. Humanity longs for its primal roots!' And so the rocking horse becomes a technological metaphor for the toys that humanity has outgrown. There's value in that kind of storytelling, too." The first rabbit says: "I suppose. ... Which are we again?" The second rabbit replies: "That's the thing. Clarke's 3rd law says it doesn't matter..."

 

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Now Usually I Don’t Do This…

November 22, 2013
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Today’s song doesn’t have a video clip. Technically it doesn’t even have an official existence. It’s a remix. By TheMattSmith.* And it starts with the immortal words, “Now usually I don’t do this…”** Go here and listen: Call Me Maybe vs. Ignition   * Which is funny because while I’m pretty sure he has nothing to […]

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

November 19, 2013
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Review: Three Days to Never

November 18, 2013
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Three Days to Never by Tim Powers My rating: 4 of 5 stars Oh man! Just… so much damn fun! Einstein! Jewish mysticism! Time travel?! Nice and smooth… View all my reviews

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Running With Rum

November 15, 2013
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Screen cap from Pirates of the Caribbean. Captain Jack Sparrow runs through the cave pursued by a much more leisurely paced Barbossa.

Soundtracks are really great for writing background music. They’re intentionally mood music and usually instrumental so there aren’t any words to get in the way. Rather than listen to entire soundtracks I usually just steal individual songs for my playlist. Songs that, now I’m thinking about it, tend to have a specific theme: running. Maybe that’s […]

Plotting For Pantsers

November 14, 2013
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Black and white period photograph of a group of military men crowded around maps on a table. Clearly plotting.

Me: I need my brain for other things. Arkem: Plotting. Me: Yep. (Pause) It sounds so much worse when you say it. Writers tend to fall into two categories: plotters and pantsers (as in by-the-seat-of-their-pants). I have always fallen into the make-it-up-as-I-go-along category, stumbling blindly through the story woodland and bumping into things and calling […]

Get High on My Fault Lines

November 11, 2013
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Black and white photograph of Rudy Francisco, speaking at the microphone at the Urban Poetry Grand Slam

My Honest Poem I was born on July 22nd. I hear that makes me a Leo. I don’t really know what that means. Iʼm five foot six (and a half). I weigh 145 pounds. I donʼt know how to swim. And Iʼm a sucker for a girl with a nice smile and clean sneakers. Iʼm […]

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