“Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes and forgotten.” - Neil Gaiman

Two hours of writing fiction leaves this particular writer absolutely drained. For those two hours he has been miles away, he has been somewhere else, in a different place with totally different people, and the effort of swimming back into normal surroundings is very great. It is almost a shock. The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He ( Read more... )

And here I am, still alive, still in the world. It's my intention to carry on being alive in the world, well, until I die. At Easter, I'll go to Glasgow and see what science fiction fandom is like. Next June I'll take my exams and pass them and have qualifications. Then I'll do A Levels, as it best works out. I'll go to university. I'll live, and ( Read more... )

Day 27 - Best pilot episode - Once again, the only answer for me is Supernatural. The pilot sets up so many important things ( Read more... )

Day 24 - Best quote

Sam: I was nine years old. He was supposed to say, "Don't be afraid of the dark."
Dean: Don't be afraid of the dark? What, are you kidding me? Of course you should be afraid of the dark! You know what's out there!

More quotes behind the cut...( Oh my. I'm shocked at this unforeseen turn of events. )

When the Day of Judgment dawns and the great conquerors and ( Read more... )

Today's Balewatch feature was Reign of Fire - 2002. Dan joined us for the viewing and added his opinion of the professionalism.


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