From small things do bigger things grow — cubs into lions, acorns into oaks, ideas into stories and then collections of stories and then worlds. Some time ago a friend tossed me an idea “challenge” — a story about a … Continue reading
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Val Hall:The Odd Years Val Hall 2 by Alma Alexander There are many kinds of superheroes – but Val Hall is a care and retirement home for Superheroes, Third Class – the superheroes who are not gods or individuals of … Continue reading
Val Hall: The Even Years Val Hall 1 by Alma Alexander Not Valhalla. Not Odin’s gathering place for gods and immortals. Val Hall, home and last sanctuary for retired Superheroes (Third Class.) Val Hall, raised by the vision and devotion … Continue reading
On the whole, I’m not impressed by the marriage of the comic book industry to Hollywood. The worldbuilding is slapped together, the stories are mostly violent tales of war, and the only thing that makes some of the characters ring … Continue reading
I have a friend who BUGS me. He comes up with – or finds – these wonderful ideas and then parks them in front of me and says disingenuously, “Wouldn’t that make a good story?” followed by repeated pokes of, … Continue reading