The importance of storytelling as a bridge to cultural and individual empathy.
Author: inametaphor
Fierce, fat, femme fan. I will organize anything put in front of me.
My interests are varied and not easily categorized, but you'll capture my attention with anything fiber crafts, gaming, science fiction, and meta commentary. I spend most of my time either playing FFXIV, reading SpecFic, knitting, or cooing at my ridiculously adorable cats
Creation vs. Consumption
What do you need to create? An idea and (optionally) skill. Where do you get ideas? Inside your head. Where do you get skills? From first watching, then practicing. Oh.
Looking ahead
I'm still buried more than neck deep in my TBR pile(s) right now, but I know someday, I'll be buying books again. When I'm putting together my wishlist, I generally keep an ear on the buzz I'm hearing around me. Partially because people talk about the books that grab them, and partially because I believe… Continue reading Looking ahead
Dangerous Women mini-reviews
Mini-reviews of each story in the Dangerous Women anthology, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
TBR Index 2015
1. The Outstretched Shadow - Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory 2. Naked Economics - Charles Wheelan 3. Rise of the Spider Goddess - Jim C. Hines 4. Quiet - Susan Cain 5. To Light a Candle - Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory 6. When Darkness Falls - Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory 7. Rabbi Jesus… Continue reading TBR Index 2015
A Twist of Metaphor 