Tag: Childhood

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Review (Sort of)

Some critics and some unhappy fans have said that Neil Gaiman’s latest book is too short and too unremarkable, not worthy of rubbing covers with Neverwhere or American Gods; many latch onto the fact that this book started as a short story, and they shout “Aha! Gotcha, Gaiman! You should have kept it short. Clearly…
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August 21, 2013 3

A Girl’s Comb

I still have the comb Mrs. Muus gave me for Christmas when I was 12 years old. That was 35 years ago. I know that makes me sound like a hoarder, which I’m not. Very few things have followed me from childhood to the point I’m at in life now: a couple of toys that…
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September 17, 2012 5