There is little better, in the day of a writer, than being able to bounce your ideas off a friend. Nothing more distracting, either. And, sometimes, it’s downright amusing. What follows is a snippet of a chat log between myself and my writing buddy, Jennifer Burke, where we just rolled with it. Note: This exchangeContinueContinue reading “Bounce and Roll”
Category Archives: Rambles
Stupid Questions
Ever heard the saying: There is no such thing as a stupid question? Ever hugged those words to your secret self while your cheeks flame and your lips tremble, while you wish, fervently, that a bus would appear out of nowhere and mow you down? No? Rather than assume your imagination is a little lessContinueContinue reading “Stupid Questions”
Yet Another List
There have been a rash of lists floating around out there, each hoping to infect some unsuspecting reader. It’s the season of lists, it seems, and I keep stumbling across them. I pay particular attention to the science fiction and fantasy sort… because I have opinions. Here’s what I think about 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That EveryoneContinueContinue reading “Yet Another List”
Top Tens: Novels
As expected, I had a difficult time choosing only ten books to stand as my favourite novels. The first problem I encountered was a purely logistic one. Out of the 1200 or so books I have listed on GoodReads, 191 have a five star rating. I had to choose ten. Logically, I needed to pickContinueContinue reading “Top Tens: Novels”
Top Ten Lists
Ten is a short list of anything, particularly when I consider how many books I have read and movies I have seen. How many vacations, meals, TV shows. Recipes. Restaurants. Breaths! (Do you have a top ten favourite breaths?) Epiphanies or otherwise pivotal moments. Countries. Seasons. (Yeah, there are only four “official” seasons…) Artists, musicians;ContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Lists”
Kelly Jensen 