Monthly Archives: April 2015

Book Review: Birds of Prey Volume 1: Trouble in Mind

Posted on April 29, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

Since yesterday was a pretty crappy day, I decided to read something short and entertaining that I hopefully would be able to finish quickly and wouldn’t have to exert huge amounts of effort to read. So I picked up Birds … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh

Posted on April 27, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

The last book for my Readings in the Genre: Science Fiction Classics class for my Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, was Downbelow Station (Science Fiction 426 pages) by C.J. Cherryh. … Continue reading →

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Daydreams and Fantasies

Posted on April 22, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

-I want you here playing Zelda while I work on writing a fantastic sci-fi novel -I want you to laugh at me as I spill hot tea all over the counter -I want to dance in the kitchen at 3am … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Coelura by Anne McCaffrey

Posted on April 22, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

Having just finished my homework assignment reading for this week, I needed another book to read while on the stationary bike this morning. I found Anne McCaffrey‘s The Coelura (Science Fiction 161 pages (60 of those pages are illustrations)) on my … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Goal, Motivation and Conflict by Debra Dixon

Posted on April 19, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

When I filled out my paperwork for this term, I was presented with several options for my individual reading assignment. I wound up choosing Goal, Motivation, and Conflict (Reference 164 pages) by Debra Dixon because it came highly recommended and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin

Posted on April 12, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

The next book for my Readings in the Genre: Science Fiction Classics for my Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University was the Dispossessed (Science Fiction 311 pages) by Ursula LeGuin. The first chapter showed immediate … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Interstellar

Posted on April 6, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

Interstellar is another of the movies that I meant to see in theaters and just didn’t because my life has been ridiculously out of hand so far this year. I saw Interstellar in the store when I was browsing for … Continue reading →

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