Kelly Jensen

Red Swarm

I’ve written a few posts (I call them rambles) about pictures that fire my imagination. I keep a list of links and photos, adding to it when I see an image that shrieks: Weird, alien, story. The three words can be taken separately or combined. The last of these links begged to be examined right away,ContinueContinue reading “Red Swarm”

Survival of the Fittest

I do not read instruction manuals. Well, I do, as an absolute last resort, after I have pushed every button and combination of keys, turned it on and off, arranged all the pieces five different ways, or failed to find a place for the last screw. Sometimes it’s a spare, sometimes it’s not. I haveContinueContinue reading “Survival of the Fittest”

Review: There Be Dragons

There Be Dragons by Peter Hallett Peter Hallett’s debut novel, There Be Dragons, mixes the unlikely element of dragons into the chaos of the Vietnam War—and it works. Lieutenant Ethan Jacobs has just arrived in Vietnam. He’s a thoughtful and somewhat philosophical guy and the reader gains a sense he’s not quite prepared for whatContinueContinue reading “Review: There Be Dragons”

Review: Conservation of Shadows

Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee Conservation of Shadows is a collection of short stories by Yoon Ha Lee. Like shadows, many of the stories are furtive in nature, requiring the reader to chase them from page to page. No two stories are alike. The point of view and tense often change, but thereContinueContinue reading “Review: Conservation of Shadows”

Cover Art

I was tempted to call this ramble: Don’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover. As you can see, I did not. One, I couldn’t remember which of the little words needed to be capitalised and two, I’m pretty sure there’s a thousand articles roaming around the ‘net with that title. So, we have a boringContinueContinue reading “Cover Art”