Author Archives: C.A. Jacobs

About C.A. Jacobs

Just another crazy person, masquerading as a writer.

Movie Review: the Glass Onion

Posted on January 7, 2023 by C.A. Jacobs

This week, I watched the Glass Onion. I’ve been seeing a lot of screenshots, thoughts, gifs, and other media concerning this movie since it came out and I was curious to watch it. I wanted to like this movie. I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Posted on January 6, 2023 by C.A. Jacobs

Several months ago, my once-local library started a Fantasy / Science Fiction book club. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke was the fantasy book chosen for December 2022. I don’t have the book anymore, as the book club books are checked out … Continue reading →

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Book Review: All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Posted on December 1, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve posted anything, let alone a book review. It’s not that I haven’t been reading. It’s more that I just haven’t taken the time to learn the new formatting options here. About two … Continue reading →

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Another day

Posted on May 9, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

The results have come back from two of the three poetry contests I submitted to at the end of 2021 and I have so far not even been a finalist, which is mildly depressing. So I am editing again with … Continue reading →

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Deep Thoughts and Societal Frustrations

Posted on April 16, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how our society is structure these days and how unsettling certain trends are. I started submitting some of my work to poetry contests, specifically ones where winners get published, and the contest administrators … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

Posted on January 11, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

I actually read Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst (Young Adult, 389 pages) last week and am only just now typing up my review. Better late than never, yes? “Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Pleasantville

Posted on January 1, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

My first movie of 2022 was Pleasantville (New Line Cinema, 1998). I haven’t seen this movie in a really long time (probably decades). “When 90s teens David and Jennifer get zapped into the perfect suburbia of the black and white … Continue reading →

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Throwing Away 2021 and Looking at 2022

Posted on January 1, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

I used to do this thing where I would type out a review of the previous year and then my goals for the upcoming year. The last two years have been so hard on all of us. We’re exhausted and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells

Posted on January 1, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

My first book review of 2022 is Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells (Young Adult, 342 pages). “Lena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill. Cursed by a witch before she was born, Lena has always lived … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Raya and the Last Dragon

Posted on May 19, 2021 by C.A. Jacobs

“Raya and the Last Dragon travels to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in harmony long ago. But when evil threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that … Continue reading →

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