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Have you ever been to (a) post-apocalyptic wedding?

A young lady who attended Kenyon College a few years after me has done a post-apocalyptic photo shoot with her husband-to-be to celebrate their upcoming wedding.  My humble tomes have found their way into several of the pictures.  Here’s a link to the entire photo set, where you can also learn more about the photographer. (I really like theContinue reading “Have you ever been to (a) post-apocalyptic wedding?”

They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They?

Last week, I watched the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?.  Electing to do so was not a decision at which I arrived easily. I’d heard Horses was a sad movie directed by Sydney Pollack, which more-or-less sounded promising.  I enjoy sad movies when they’re well done (like The Straight Story and Dancer in the Dark), and IContinue reading “They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They?”

Book Review: God of the Dead

Over the long weekend, I read God of the Dead by Max Denno.  It’s a zombie novel presented like a movie’s screenplay.  Mr. Denno calls this “Script-Novel” format.  Its core innovation seems to be the ability to “tell” and not “show.”  Thus, when we meet a new character, in addition to describing his or her appearance, we also learn backgroundContinue reading “Book Review: God of the Dead”