REVIEW: THE ESSEX SERPENT by Sarah Perry

Cora is recently widowed, and not nearly as sad as her society dictates she should be. She decamps London, with son Francis and friend Martha in tow, for rural Essex. There she can pursue her study of fossils and lost creatures. She also soon learns the villagers believe there is a monstrous creature lurking in the tidal shoals — just waiting to attack.

Weekly Wrap-up: March 11

Cool links and stories from the week How the theatre made thunder before electronic sound effects. New York Public Library just released these gorgeous drawings of celestial bodies. And they’re kinda trippy. In cryptozoological news, a new species of octopus has been found. For a cephalopod, he’s pretty cute. Know anything about the HMS Trincomalee,…

31 Days of Halloween – October 30

So, I am a certified cryptozoologist. Yep. That’s a thing. A thing that is completely illegitimate unless you pay someone a few dollars to send you a fill-in-the-blank diploma. Which my awesome husband did for me last Christmas. And though we joke about it, I am fascinated with the idea of creatures that shouldn’t exist,…

Armchair BEA 2015: Social Media

How do you use social media to expand your blogging/writing horizons?  Social Media is all about networking and connections, and utilizing today’s technology to the fullest. Do you have another blog, maybe a Tumblr? Have a Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook? Or maybe there’s an underrated social media program that you like. I have numerous accounts…