Tag Archives: literature

New Trailer Alert: Great Expectations

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

Confession time: I don’t particularly care for Charles Dickens. As a former English major, I know that is close to sacrilege for some, but I find the man just too darned wordy. I could barely make it through A Tale of Two … Continue reading →

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Characters for an Epic Tale – Create Your Own!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

While the illustrator of this image calls them “epic tales”, almost all of thesethese characters seem to be directly out of fairy tales and mythology. (Technology-based characters aside, of course.) The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, Andrew Lang*, … Continue reading →

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RIP Ray Bradbury

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Ray Bradbury passed away yesterday at age 91. For anyone who has had any interest in science fiction, fantasy, and indeed fiction from the mid-20th century onward, Bradbury had an effect on them. Beyond Fahrenheit 451, probably his best known work, … Continue reading →

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