It's been a while since I've had a dedicated post here, and I've definitely done posted anything since LJ's change of terms, so truthfully, I don't know how many of my old readers are still here and lingering. But back in the heyday, when I was still posting book reviews, there was a little thing we created together called a book club, and that ( Read more... )

It's that time again! Matthew S. Rotundo has graciously agreed to do a Scavenger Hunt! If his interview has piqued your interest in his space opera series, then line right up: I'll tell you how you can win an e-book of either Petra (book one) or Petra Released (book two ( Read more... )

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Last week's post got me nostalgic, and that got me thinking about another song/video that really punches me right in the gut. By itself, The Lumineer's "Stubborn Love" is a good song, with a particularly profound lyric, "The opposite of love's indifference ( Read more... )

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After a couple of weeks of possibly obscure, progressive rock, I wanted to do a little something different this week, and the perfect opportunity arose with the release of Lindsey Stirling's new video for "Something Wild," which features Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, and is part of of the soundtrack for the 2016 remake of Pete's Dragon, which I ( Read more... )

I don't intend do to this every week, but it's been a week and a half since Speculative Chic launched, and I wanted to give you all a chance to see what kind of awesome my contributors have been publishing. So, if you haven't yet started following Speculative Chic (the best way is subscribing through email/Wordpress), here's what you may have ( Read more... )

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So last week was so much fun that I couldn't resist coming back this week and subjecting you to the music I put on repeat and listen to for hours. You're welcome ( Read more... )