Take Shelter (2012) Written and directed by Jeff Nichols Starring Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham Take Shelter first pinged on my radar when I heard about this strange, contemplative maybe-apocalyptic movie featuring a guy who had visions about the end of the world. I was immediately intrigued. When I heard that Michael Shannon of … Continue reading Movie Review: Take Shelter
Month: September 2012
Weakness Has Its Place, And It’s Not Here
Last week was a hard one for a number of reasons. I had a few concerns about my health lately, so I went to the doctor for a physical and to ask about what's going on. My right knee has been bothering me too much to run, it was time for my asthma to be … Continue reading Weakness Has Its Place, And It’s Not Here
Immense Ancestry
For my birthday, Ryan (my wonderful husband) gave me a DNA kit from the folks at 23andme.com. It was an incredibly thoughtful present, and he did his research to make sure that I'd get the most out of the opportunity. He knew that I had been interested in my ancestry for a while, and since … Continue reading Immense Ancestry
Literary Television Episodes
When I first discovered the Internet, one of the things that I immediately took to was the many different ways you could use it to disseminate information. Stuff like Wikipedia is great, and the fact that I could theoretically find out how to make just about anything by looking it up is stupendously awesome. If … Continue reading Literary Television Episodes
A Life of Intention
My post about why we should think about including furries in our fiction drew a lot of comments after it went up. I got a *lot* of people Twitter-bombing me about why I was wrong! A lot of the feedback was useful, and I'm grateful for it. It offered up a new perspective on the … Continue reading A Life of Intention
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 