I decided to hold off on putting up a new part of "An Origin Story" today, simply because so many folks are going to be knee-deep in Midwest Fur Fest anyway. This'll give me a little bit of extra time to polish the next few parts over the weekend anyway, so I'm glad to have … Continue reading Holiday Hours
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The AFI Top 100 Films: North by Northwest (#40)
North by Northwest (1959) Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason Written by Ernest Lehman Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Cary Grant is Roger O. Thornhill, an advertising executive who has no problem with lying. During a dinner with "friends," he's abducted by two thugs and driven to a grand house in the countryside. … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: North by Northwest (#40)
The AFI Top 100 Films: The Philadelphia Story (#51)
The Philadelphia Story (1940) Starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart Directed by George Cukor Written by Donald Ogden Stewart (screenplay) and Phillip Barry (original play) In the very first scene of The Philadelphia Story, we see wealthy socialite CK Dexter Haven (Grant) packing his bags into his trunk angrily. His wife Tracy Lord … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Philadelphia Story (#51)
Werewolf: the Apocalypse Fiction: It Takes All Kinds
(A friend of mine has threatened to run a Werewolf: the Apocalypse game sometime in the indefinite future, and he's been kind enough to offer me the chance to play a Gurahl, or werebear. If you're not familiar with the game, it's sort of a repositioning of werewolves as modern-day eco-warriors. They're servants of the … Continue reading Werewolf: the Apocalypse Fiction: It Takes All Kinds
Sleepwalkers Fiction: The Balance
Prescott's ear twitched as he looked down at the paper before him. He had written words and numbers on it, all laid out in a nice little chart. The source of income or expense in the far left column, and money going into his bank account in the middle one. At the far end went … Continue reading Sleepwalkers Fiction: The Balance
Short Fiction: Expansion of the End
When Preston regained consciousness, his body sang a chorus of pain. He was under something heavy that trapped his right side, and his neck was tilted at an angle that sent a shock of nerves from his cheek clear down to his left hand. He could feel that his face was covered with something hot … Continue reading Short Fiction: Expansion of the End
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
Where I Came From
One of my earliest memories is one where I ask a completely random question for no reason and get an answer I wasn't expecting at all. I was with my family, which was complete in those days -- my father was home, my mother didn't have any errands, and my sister and I were done … Continue reading Where I Came From
The Perils of Protagonism
I'd like to clarify my ideas on victimization now. What do I mean when I say that people want to make themselves victims? How do these "self-described" victims differ from an "actual" victim? Where do you draw the line between the two? How can you discuss this without pissing everyone off? I realize I'm getting … Continue reading The Perils of Protagonism
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 