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Dealing with Negativity Hemmingway Quote about writing

Flashback Friday

Posted on May 20, 2016Leave a comment

I am so dreadfully behind on writing deadlines and unpacking that for now, my Flashback Friday and Flashforward Friday posts are going on hiatus. I will still continue to post Monday Night Gaming posts on the 1st and 3rd Mondays Read More…

Tagsflashback friday, Flashforward Friday

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FF: Deerskin

Posted on May 13, 2016Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: Deerskin by Robin McKinley TRIGGER WARNING: This book deals with some subjects that may trigger certain folks. I will not be explicit, but wanted to warn folks just in case. When I first read this book, Read More…

TagsDeerskin by Robin McKinley, flashback friday, Game of Thrones, Gamergate, Melanie Rawn, Miscarriages, Rape culture, Robin McKinley

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

FF: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Posted on April 29, 2016Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: The Witch of Blackbird Pond  by Elizabeth George Speare I first read this book in 6th grade. Assigned reading by the teacher, I wanted to read other things though admitted that the word witch in the Read More…

TagsAmaskan's Blood, Amaskan's War, Elizabeth George Speare, flashback friday, raven-oak, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Death The High Cost of Living

FF: Death the High Cost of Living

Posted on April 22, 2016July 5, 2024Leave a comment

7/5/2024 EDIT: A lot has changed since I wrote this. Please keep that in mind as you read this ancient post. This week’s Flashback Friday: Death The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman 2016 has been one hell of a Read More…

TagsDeath the High Cost of Living, FF: Death the High Cost of Living, flashback friday, Let's Go Crazy, Neil Gaiman, Prince dead, raven-oak, Turn! Turn! Turn!

Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire

FF: Powerful Women

Posted on April 1, 2016April 1, 2016Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: Powerful Women in Daughter of the Empire by Robert E. Feist and Janny Wurts I’d already read Magician by Feist as well as a few others in the Riftwar Saga, but Daughter of the Empire and Read More…

TagsDaughter of the Empire, Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurtz, female role models, flashback friday, Janny Wurtz, raven-oak, Raymond E. Feist, Strong characters

FF: Passage & Death

Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: Passage by Connie Willis. Passage is a book unlike anything else I’ve ever read by Connie Willis. It’s a profound book that I think everyone should read, but one that shouldn’t be read alone. The title Read More…

TagsConnie Willis, flashback friday, Killing characters, passage by connie willis, raven-oak

Throwback Thursday: Powers That Be

FF: Powers That Be

Posted on March 18, 2016October 14, 2016Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: Powers That Be  by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Anne Scarborough Anthropomorphism has been used in science fiction and fantasy for…well, as long as the genre has existed. In fact, Aesop’s fables are fraught with it, as Read More…

TagsAlien Reproduction, Alien Sex, Anne McCaffrey, Class-M Exile, Eerl, Elizabeth Anne Scarborough, flashback friday, Powers That Be

Throwback Thursday: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

FF: American Gods

Posted on March 4, 2016July 5, 2024Leave a comment

7/5/2024 EDIT: A lot has changed since I wrote this. Please keep that in mind as you read this ancient post. This week’s Flashback Friday: American Gods by Neil Gaiman After the scariness of Super Tuesday, Neil was excited to share Read More…

TagsAmaskan's Blood, Amaskan's War, American Gods, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, flashback friday, Neil Gaiman, raven-oak

Evoking Emotions - Adelei

FF: Evoking an Emotional Response

Posted on February 26, 2016Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: Evoking an Emotional Response I love that music can evoke such an emotional response in me. It’s one of the reasons that both myself and my husband were music majors for our first 3 years of Read More…

TagsAmaskan's Blood, Amaskan's War, Evoking an Emotional Response, First drafts, flashback friday

To Kill a Mockingbird Quote

Flashback Friday: To Kill a Mockingbird

Posted on February 19, 2016February 19, 2016Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: To Kill A Mockingbird by the recently late Harper Lee. EDIT: This post was originally made on November 28, 2014. I made it before the release of Amaskan’s Blood and without the knowledge that racism and Read More…

Tagscharacters who stand up for justice, flashback friday, Harper Lee's bravery, Prejudice now and then, RIP Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

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