The Universe sent me some treats a couple of weeks ago — right before I got sick, actually, which is why I’m only just posting about it. First, Dad got me a really cute case for my Kindle (the Christmas gift to myself that was sadly still caseless); it’s a nice pattern and the colors […]
And now, for something completely different: a chat with Jonathan Wood, author of No Hero — the book Barnes and Noble called one of the best paranormal fantasy novels of the last decade…
Cheryl: You have three books in the pipeline right now: No Hero (in stores next week), Yesterday’s Hero (coming in […]
I came to a realization recently when playing Elder Sign, a dice game based on the mythology of H.P. Lovecraft. In the game, you have to collect a specific number of Elder Sign tokens before the Ancient One awakens; otherwise, you have to battle the Ancient One to determine the outcome. On this […]
Those of you who saw the Elder Sign episode of TableTop probably remember the “Girl Power!” moment shared by Felicia Day (playing the psychologist, Carolyn) and Wil Wheaton (playing the student, Amanda). (For the record, Wheaton initiated the idea; he explained to their confused teammates that it made perfect sense because he was […]
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