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I’m bored, and I had some beer, so let’s do a story
Sure. I just got a new set of Rory Story Cubes, the action series. Let’s see what they can do. I split my sets into two small bags for self limiting reasons (also because I’m too lazy to buy a … Continue reading →
Call for Sleeping Beauty to be banned?
yep. From CTV: mother from Northumberland Park, U.K., is calling for her son’s school to ban “Sleeping Beauty” due to its conflicting message about sexual consent. “[W]hile we are still seeing narratives like this in school, we are never going … Continue reading →
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Quickie story no.3
I like doing these. I actually have a notebook filled with stories and partial stories I intended to go back to but never did. I’m glad I found these Rory Story Cubes because they work really well to jump start … Continue reading →
Quickie Story no. 1
I have a set of Rory Story cubes and the supernatural expansion pack which adds another nine into the mix of possible permutations. Here’s a quick 6 dice story, for lack of other ideas today. I’ll underline the point where … Continue reading →
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At some point I might have a bible movie night
Or at least a night of Christian-themed movies of dubious quality. One of the libraries in the city buy a lot of religiously inspired low budget ones and I might even attempt some Bibleman. I tried watching The Ten Commandments … Continue reading →
“Hollywood looking to Christianty” is not a new thing
The library has a book that lists a whackload of Christian-inspired films, but I forget the title of that. While hunting for it I came across a different book getting reviewed by The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture called … Continue reading →
What books did you like when you were eight?
Still mulling over the last post and why a kid that young would look to a bible for a little light reading during quiet time. I wonder what part she was reading, and if it was a whole bible or … Continue reading →
Just finished rereading Gift of the Magi
I don’t think I’ve read O. Henry’s classic Christmas story since grade school, actually. The copy I have on hand is nicely illustrated by P.J. Lynch. Story in a nutshell – Della and Jim are not well off. It’s a … Continue reading →
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2,600 years before Red Riding Hood…
people were already telling stories of horror and rape and how to protect one’s self from dangerous people. A cultural anthropologist by the name of Dr. Jamie Tehrani made a point of studying the story of Red Riding Hood and … Continue reading →
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Inexplicable popularity
So, I turn my computer on, wait for all my bits and pieces to load, and have to restart my photo program twice because it’s feeling cranky, all just to record this: It’s not as zany a jump as the … Continue reading →
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