Heathcliff and Cathy, the Early Years
March 11th, 2010 by Ravven

I was in the bookstore last week (yeah, it’s where I spend a lot of my lunches. My home looks a lot like a second-hand bookstore, but there’s always room for more) and I saw a book which really made me laugh. I happened to be in the Teen section. Aside from my lamentable taste [...]

connected
January 17th, 2010 by Ravven

Do you know someone who not only isn’t online, but doesn’t understand what value or relevance the internet could have to their lives? I think we all do – probably an older person. That opinion astonishes me, as I can’t imagine living an unconnected life. For instance, yesterday I read King Rat by China Miéville [...]

Kids Books
January 17th, 2009 by Ravven

Last time I went to the library (we’re much too poor now to buy books, so farewell my Amazon habit), I got an armful of books out of the “Young Readers” section. I’ve found some of the best books that I’ve loved from there: Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, the Chris d’Lacey books, Inkheart, [...]

Portal Fantasy and Secret Doors
February 19th, 2008 by Ravven

Caveat: I know that I’ve probably written about this before, but still…this was something that I was thinking about this weekend. Part of why I love the games, books and movies that I do has to do with the “secret door”. One of the most intense fantasies of my childhood was that someday I would [...]

Vanity Pets
February 15th, 2008 by Ravven

I just got sidetracked by Icanhascheezburger as I logged in to post. Now I don’t remember what no-doubt very profound and relevant thing I was going to write about. Too much stress can do that to one, or so I hear. :) So, instead, I want to write about vanity pets, which is what Kit [...]