Month: November 2024
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Internal Monologues Suck
Review of the Spells we Cast by Jason June in which I discuss the use of the internal monologue (or character interiority) and the ways its misused.
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A Basha in Any Storm
A vignette with this weeks words of the week. Is that basha ready yet? The colonel shouted from across the fire with even more asperity than he generally displayed.
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Demigod or Man?
Sir Terry Pratchett was a larger-than-life character. This review explores asks whether the man was a demigod or a man with faults, just like the rest of us.
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A Gentlemen’s Coloquy
A vignette: But for tonight, he could enjoy a long coloquy with his brother-in-law over his peripatetic tour of the continent.
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Just a great big Nope
A quick rant about a dreadful book
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Words of the Week 37
A vignette: The mayor coughed. “It hardly matters, the skill level of the torture!” “No, sir, of course not.” The mayor stared gimlet-eyed at John for a long time. “Very good John. I don’t think it necessary to mention these details to the council, we don’t want a long peregrination from the planned discussion.”