School’s Back In!
I start school today at noon and, well, I figured I’d give you all a heads up. Things may be a little quiet over the next few days. The reason? Well, partially because school is back in and partially because I will be putting the finishing touches on my graduate school applications. I have officially […]
Website Found: Forbidden Library
I figure since it’s a new year and there are bound to be a whole slue of new book bannings and burnings across the country, this would be a most fitting website! What is it?The Forbidden Library is a website featuring only books that have been banned at one time or another, with short commentary […]
Would You Rather Live in Science Fiction or Fantasy World?
Marian of Flights of Fantasy recently had an interesting post about what kind of world she would want to live in and it got me thinking about the same thing. Warning: I will be taking this whole idea very seriously even though it’s totally fiction and unreal. My initial reaction to this question is: which […]
C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L’Engle Meme
Discovered this interesting, but short, meme here while perusing Google. Anyone who wants to do it for their blog is welcome to (I’m too lazy right now to tag people individually). Here goes: Have you read any of Madeleine L’Engle’s books?Yes, but unfortunately not a lot. Which is your favorite?A Wrinkle in Time happens to […]
Living Science Fiction
…or the good, the bad, and the ugly of the advancing, technologically and politically charged world. I feel like I’m living in one of those science fiction dystopias right now. If you had told me that I would live to see a new civil rights movement as politically charged as the African American movement rise […]
The Bloggies: Nominate Me
I’ve never been nominated for the Bloggies (haven’t won either, obviously), but figure I’d let you folks know that nominations are open for the 2009 Bloggies and if you wanted to nominate WISB, well, there you go. Anywho!