On a completely frivolous note, I’ve added a Guest Map from Bravenet to the blog, which can find on the right sidebar and scroll down toward the bottom. I encourage you to ‘pin’ yourself on the map, leave me a note if you like. Would be great to see where all of you are from. I’ve been Twittering a great deal the past few weeks. If you Twitter, add me to your list of people…
I’m pleased today to feature Simon Rose, Canadian young readers author, who was born and raised in Derbyshire, England, and now resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As well as being an author, Simon is an advocate for literacy and the deaf child, helping to raise awareness in association with Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services in Calgary. He also offers a variety of services for writers as well copywriting for the business community and is…
Not since Tom Hanks’ s Academy Award winning role in Philadelphia has such a remarkable film been made. A stunning, sensitive, subtle and gutsy performance by Sean Penn, who carries this film almost single-handedly. The story of Harvy Milk, what he stood for, what he advocated, is one that will resonate throughout society for decades to come. Definitely one of the ‘must-see’ films for anyone with a social conscience.
With a subject like the controversial George W. Bush, and the directorial pedigree of Oliver Stone, W captured my attention right from the first trailers. Watching the film was capivating. Without descending to stand-up comedy punches, or perpetuating cliches, Oliver Stone presents a frank, spell-binding film, with remarkable performances by Josh Brolin (George W. Bush), Richard Dreyfuss portraying a convincingly spider-like Dick Cheney, and Scott Glenn the cool trough-guzzler Donald Rumsfeld. The film is packed…
The following review of Shadow Song appeared on Chapters Community from Robert Runte, former editor of Tesseracts, and sometime reviewer at NeoOpsis. Superior writing backed by meticulous research and authentic characterization elevates this cultural fantasy to candidate for Great Canadian Novel. Historical romance has ten year old girl thrust into life in 1830s Upper Canada (after sheltered aristocratic upbringing in England) and eventually into learning from First nation’s shaman. Fantasy elements based on First Nation’s…