Anyone confused as to why ‘Murica would want to start a war with I-Rain with no thought, no plan and no exit except BOMB, BOMB, BOMB? Theories abound: everything from HIM thinking HE was invading Greeland to take over their coveted ice cubes to making billions on oil futures for HIMself and HIS billionaire …
NETTLE & BONE BY KINGFISHER
NETTLE & BONE BY T. KINGFISHER - Tor publishing 2022 - Here’s the second of my Dearest Darling Daughter’s (DDD) Christmas offerings. It’s a fantasy with a first chapter that makes you feel like you’ve fallen from a great height into some kind of landscape shaped by Salvador Dali. It begins with the main …
RIPPLES
RIPPLES - an eight part mini-series from Netflix, released in 2025. If you’re getting tired of the news, with its endless reports on the antics of the orange war monger in ‘Murica and his dedication to spreading absurdities and falsehoods that foster hate, misogyny and racism, then this mini-series might be just the kind of …
KABAM!
The Prince of Peace, His Majesty Ronald Rump the Holy One, PREZ for LIFE, Grand High Imperial Twitterbug (GHIT) and World’s Greatest Comedian has scored yet another comedy coup. Say what you might, but starting a war against I-Rain and killing the I-AH-TOLD-YA, their Supreme leader, is more than your usual bit of clownmanship. As …
LUDWIG
Ludwig is a 2024 Brit box television series of six episodes with a second season set to release in the spring. John (played by David Mitchell) and James Taylor may be identical twins, but their similarities end there. Although they grew up together and were very close, James is outgoing, has a wife, a …
IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES BY KATHERINE RUNDELL
IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES BY KATHERINE RUNDELL, Bloomsbury, 2023 This is the first of my Christmas book gifts courtesy of my dearest darling daughter (DDD). It’s a fantasy book that has garnered a lot of attention, with copies of first prints already being offered at silly prices. An inventive tale and quite engaging, it has elements of …
I-RAN vs ‘MURICA
With His Holiness, Prez for Life, World’s Greatest Comedian and Grand High Imperial Twitterbug (GHIT) Ronald Rump all ready to start a war against them I-Rainyians, it might be useful to switch your TVs from the World Wrestling Federation and cast a glance at the WAR CHANNEL - besides, no one watches wrestling after Hulk …
THE YGGDRASIL CHRONICLES BY RICHARD WALKER
After unveiling my first book, ‘Punto and Me’ last week, I’m sure you all spent the week on the edges of your seats, wondering if my second book would appear this week. The answer is a resounding YES! Here it is, ‘The Yggdrasil Chronicles’, a fantasy story based on Norse mythology. In this novel you …
PUNTO AND ME BY RICHARD WALKER
In a departure from my usual reviews and satire, this blog is to introduce my readers with one of the two novels that I’ve written and recently published on the Kobo.ca e-reader site. ‘Punto and Me’ is a mix of genres that includes: ‘coming of age’, historical fiction, ghost story and romance. If you’re willing …
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS
Remember back when most of the world was ruled by Stupid White Incompetent Guys (SWIGs, because they drove people to drink)? Those were the days when being a SWIG meant your path to success was paved in gold. After all, the lowest SWIG on the evolutionary scale was deemed to have abilities far greater than …
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