Recently watched two much-hyped films. I always go into a hyped film with a healthy dose of skepticism developed from long experience of disappointment with the ardour of the general public. It could be argued this skepticism is the fatal prescription for enjoyment of any film much-hyped. It could be argued a fatal hubris on my part. In all fairness, I do, however, attempt to lay that bias aside and evaluate a film, just as…
Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas KingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Without doubt Thomas King is the secret and wickedly clever twin of Salman Rushdie. Green Grass, Running Water is my introduction to this master of magic realism, and what an introduction it has been. In the first third of the novel I realized bedtime reading this novel should not be (echoes of Yoda there), because the narrative, weighted heavily toward sharp, incisive dialogue,…
Received notification yesterday I’ve sold my short story, Dreams of the Moon, to Garden Gnome Publications’ Garden of Eden anthology. How cool is that? This is another small triumph for me, given I don’t have an abundance of time to devote to my own writing now I’ve donned the publisher’s hat. And this story in particular I’m very pleased to have sold, because it certainly isn’t mainstream nor commercial. In fact it’s a purely speculative…