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A Modicum of Being by J.C.Enno
Composing the perfect photograph means more than cameras, angles and lighting to Ash, it means capturing a moment that will evoke an emotion or feeling forevermore. A way of preserving a memory. But when you spend your life looking through a lens, there is a risk of losing sight of the most important details. And it is the important details that Ash needs in order to discover what it truly means…
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Mirror Shine Reflections by J. C. Enno
It’s the school holidays, and Joey isn’t seeking fun like the rest of the kids. Instead, he’s earning some coin by setting up an old fashioned service that most people have forgotten. Through his business, he encounters people from all walks of life and learns what it means to walk in another’s shoes. However, what he really wants is for someone to understand him as he desperately seeks to repair…
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The Written Word by J. C. Enno
For Chloe, finding a good book is like discovering a place you never knew existed. The Beanstalk café bookstore is the type of hidden gem nestled in West End, Brisbane, that is the perfect place to hide away with a novel and drink coffee. All the locals who visit The Beanstalk know Chloe’s love for the written word. And when she starts receiving mysterious notes left for her, she begins to wonder…
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Anime Review: Lycoris Recoil (2022)
Anime Review: Lycoris Recoil (2022)
TL;DR – to the maintain peace in Tokyo, elite assassins eliminate terrorist and criminal threats while the public are completely unaware. How do they accomplish this? By being teenagers dressed up in school uniforms, of course. Review (warning: spoilers) Why is that when a secret organisation trains assassins, said assassins are always viewed by the higher ups as robotic killers, devoid of…
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Book Review: The Sandman (Volume One) "Preludes and Nocturnes" by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg and Malcolm Jones III
Book Review: The Sandman (Volume One) “Preludes and Nocturnes” by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg and Malcolm Jones III
TL;DR – The impacts on reality when the Lord of Dreams is caught and caged by a man obsessed in conquering death. Summary (warning: spoilers) He is known to many as “The Sandman”, to others he is called “Morpheus”, and those closest call him simply “Dream”. He is the ruler of the realm of possibilities and impossibilities, his creations assigned to generate hopes and nightmares. He is one of…
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Anime Review: Cyberpunk Edgerunners (2022)
Anime Review: Cyberpunk Edgerunners (2022)
TL;DR – chrome it up, become a cyberpunk and earn coin as a mercenary. Lucrative profession. Just don’t get killed or let the cybernetic implants drive you insane. Review (warning: spoilers) Another anime adaption on a hugely popular video game. Cyberpunk Edgerunners is based on the action role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077, and there is plenty of material to tell a good dystopian yarn that…
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Movie Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Movie Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
TL;DR – Thor learns to open his heart again and pays the price…again. Review (warning: spoilers) I am probably one of the few people who did not enjoy Thor: Ragnarok. And before I continue, let me preface this by saying I’m a big fan of Director Taika Waititi. I thought Jojo Rabbit was sublime, and his comic acting chops in Free Guy as the antagonist, Antwan, was hilarious. He is incredibly…
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Empathy for the Lost
Empathy for the Lost
Late last year, I posted the challenges I faced with pursuing my writing. In that post, I indicated that along with my ongoing exploration of the spark through reviews of books, movies and anime, I would endeavour to post some of my own written work. Since self-publishing my first novel many moons ago, it has been an ongoing juggling act to balance raising my three kids, my day job (which…
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Anime Review: Tekken Bloodline (2022)
Anime Review: Tekken Bloodline (2022)
TL;DR – the lore of video game Tekken brought to the anime screen. Review (warning: spoilers) Movie and TV series of video games are always fraught with danger. There is a market and audience for telling stories based on fans’ favourite video games. Yet, time and time again, the high expectations placed upon those adaptions are rarely met. Critics, who aren’t video game fanatics, usually end up…
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Movie Review: Thirteen Lives (2022)
Movie Review: Thirteen Lives (2022)
TL;DR – based on the real life events of a Thai soccer team trapped in a flooded cave. Review (warning: spoilers) In June 2018, monsoon rains arrived early flooding the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand and trapping a soccer team of twelve boys aged between 11 and 16 and their assistant coach. The event captured the attention of the world over and resulted in an international rescue…
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Book Review: Chu (Volume One) "First Course" by John Layman and Dan Boultwood
Book Review: Chu (Volume One) “First Course” by John Layman and Dan Boultwood
TL;DR – An essential read for those who have read the Chew series. Summary (warning: spoilers) From the deranged and brilliant mind of John Layman comes Chu, a prequel to the Eisner award winning series Chew. Saffron Chu and Tony Chu are siblings. Saffron is a cibopar; a food-power that allows her to read minds and obtain secrets from those she eats with. Tony is a cibopath; a food-power that…
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Anime Review: Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau (2017)
Anime Review: Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau (2017)
TL;DR – a frustratingly pointless examination into the lives of children cursed by their ancestors. Review (warning: spoilers) Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau (aka Children of the Whales as released on Netflix in 2018) is beautiful to look at and has an interesting premise but overall is odd. I’ve watched a lot of anime that is strange and unusual, but this is probably one of the first animes…
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Movie Review: Lightyear (2022)
Movie Review: Lightyear (2022)
TL;DR – story about the man behind the toy. Review (warning: spoilers) The movie opens simply by stating: In 1995, a boy named Andy got a Buzz Lightyear to for his birthday.It was from his favourite movie.This is that movie. And away we go. Buzz and company are flying an exploration vessel into unchartered space (4.2 million light years from Earth). As a space ranger, they scout planets and…
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Book Review: Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine by Klara Hveberg
Book Review: Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine by Klara Hveberg
TL;DR – a story about how even the most rational minds can be consumed by the irrational that is called ‘love’. Summary (warning: spoilers) Rakel is a mathematics genius. She also has a passion for literature, music and art. In these things, she embodies herself completely. Her passions are a focus of such intensity that it often comes at the expense of everything else that is happening around…
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Anime Review: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen (2019)
Anime Review: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen (2019)
TL;DR – battle of the sexes comedy set in a prestigious school where love is war. Review (warning: spoilers) Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen (aka Kaguya-sama wa Kokuraetai: Love is War) is a hilarious anime that posits the theory that love is a power struggle and the first to confess and fall in love loses. On a deeper level, it demonstrates how not to love because…
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Movie Review: Ghostbusters Afterlife (2022)
Movie Review: Ghostbusters Afterlife (2022)
TL;DR – fitting tribute to all things great about the Ghostbusters with a dash of Goonies thrown in. Review (warning: spoilers) Over three decades have passed since the supernatural events in New York in which the world was introduced to a quartet of loveable dudes with proton packs that busted ghosts. Many of the events in the first Ghostbusters film should be watched in order to fully…
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Book Review: Y: The Last Man (Book Five) by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra & Jose Marzan Jr.
Book Review: Y: The Last Man (Book Five) by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra & Jose Marzan Jr.
TL;DR – the origins of the plague are revealed, and Yorick reunites with Beth. But will they live happily ever after? Summary (warning: spoilers) Click here for reviews of previous books of this Eisner award winning series. The concluding volume is packed. The highlights are as follows: Dr Allison Mann undergoes surgery at a bioethics institute in order to save her life from internal bleeding…
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