Does that title make sense in the context of what I’m about to type? Probably not. But, rest assured, it will contain the word “storytelling”. This is largely due to the fact that I can’t really imagine discussing Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman without it. The Pillowman is one of those…
Seriously. The Seeker – wtf? Why would you go to the trouble of getting the rights to a series of books when all you really want to do is use the characters’ names and make up your own story? For those of you who haven’t read Susan Cooper’s The Dark…
So if you want to understand this post at all, you need to remember Guess Who. A board game only fractionally more challenging than Hungry Hungry Hippos, it involved a flat of little doors for each player. Each door had a picture of a “character” with a unique set of…
But first… happy twentieth birthday to Debra, my little – uh, younger sister! She is in Copenhagen on exchange right now, but I think everybody who reads this and knows her should send her a “happy birthday” email right away. And make sure to do as our parents did and…
Unsurprisingly, there are a few spoilers behind the cut. If you don’t want to know Snape’s motivation or fate, then, Gentle Reader, beware. I’m typing this in the middle of designing this website: I have undoubtedly meddled with a thousand little bits of code that probably were better off without…