Tosca is All That
Things so often disappoint in direct proportion to how highly anticipated they are. The Blarney Stone is a tourist trap; the Mannekin Pis is only...
This is the End
The end of 2014, that is. And I feel like I should have something deep and powerful to say, but I’m all out of bang....
Ch-Ch-Changes – The Difference a Year Can Make
We tend to think of ourselves as a single, continuous existence. But even over the course of a single year, it’s amazing how much...
Christmas Cheer
A recurring theme in The Lord of the Rings is the quest that one accepts in ignorance – no hobbit could undertake to destroy the...
Daughter of the Forest
I was introduced to Juliet Marillier’s Daughter of the Forest by the fabulous Felicia Day and her Vaginal Fantasy Bookclub. But I don’t know how...