Failing again. Failing better.
I have a deadline coming up, so I need to finish my assignment. I’m writing that instead of writing here. So here are a couple of goodies to make it up to you. First, Fantasy-Faction has posted a video interview with Brandon Sanderson here. It covers THE WAY OF KINGS, THE ALLOY OF LAW, Mistborn…
I’m a big fan of podcasts. I listen to them while at the gym, while I take the dog out for a walk, and when I drive around town. Right now, I’m at about max capacity–I’m on the verge of falling behind every week. Usually I have to skip one or two. So I think…
It looks like the DC area is going to get hit by a rain/snow storm tonight and tomorrow. The storm has already been nicknamed “Snowquester.” And like the Sequester, in advance of this storm, our news has been filled with warnings of danger and risk. And like the Sequester, too many people have greeted those…
GUN MACHINE by Warren Ellis (Twitter) is a startling, dark, wild take on the criminal procedural. Exactly what you’d expect from Ellis, in other words, but this isn’t to say that the plot is predictable. On the contrary, it begins with a naked man ranting and raving while wielding a shotgun, and by the time…
CRIMINAL, VOL. 1: COWARD by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is the story of Leo, a pickpocket and heist-planner. Leo’s success is the product of his rules. Although some consider him a coward because of these rules, Leo has survived while others have been killed or jailed. Leo is persuaded to join a scheme, and…