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Imagine, for a moment, an Oberon and Titania who live in modern day San Francisco. Oh, they’re still king and queen of the fairies, still magical creatures. But, just like mortals, they have their flaws. They fight, they make up. After one particular fight, Oberon brings Boy to Titania as a peace offering. This is … Continue reading Review : The Great Night, by Chris Adrian
So, when your kids are in pre-school you get lots of things sent home with them that they made for you. Sometimes it’s finger painting, sometimes it’s something glued to something else. Sometimes it’s just a cut up piece of paper that your young darling decided looked pretty, and he wanted to keep. I got … Continue reading My Son, Channeling Neil Gaiman
Why I love what I do: When putting my 4yr old to bed he informed me that we would be playing “a guessing game.” Normally this is a superhero guessing game, which consists of him saying things like “I’m thinking of a good guy who wears blue and red with an S on his chest,” … Continue reading Shakespeare GeekDad (A Geeklet Story)
As Valentine’s Day approaches, I’m getting inundated with “Shakespeare’s Most Romantic Valentine’s Love Quotations” links. I find most of them incredibly boring, because so little thought goes into them. They all say the same thing, and for the most part there’s little thought in them other than “Oh hey look, Shakespeare mentioned love, let’s use … Continue reading Blind Cupid
Reader Elena let me know that she’s running her Shakespeare Reading Challenge again for the coming year and asked me to get the word out to Shakespeare Geeks. How many of the plays you think you can read during the year? Challenge Extended! First off, the Levels: 1. Puck: Read 4 plays over the year, … Continue reading Shakespeare Reading Challenge 2011 : Sign Up Now!