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Hawkeye realises “So This Is Christmas”
Here’s my review of season 1 finale of Hawkeye, somewhat belated due to the double whammy of Worldcon and the holiday season. Review of previous episodes may be found here. Warning! Spoilers under the cut!
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Tagged Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers, Black Widow, Christmas, grief, Hawkeye, holidays, Marvel, PTSD, Robert E. Howard, SF TV, superheroes, trauma, US TV
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Hawkeye wonders whether it’s “Partners, Am I Right?”
It’s time for my review of the latest episode of Hawkeye. Review of previous episodes (well, just two so far) may be found here. This Monday, I was also over at Galactic Journey to talk about “The Space Trap”, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Black Widow, gender, grief, Hawkeye, holidays, Marvel, PTSD, superheroes, US TV
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First Monday Free Fiction: Revolt at the North Pole
Welcome to the December 2021 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on the first Monday of every … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Free Fiction: The Robot Turkey Apocalypse
Today is Thanksgiving in the US, so Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. This holiday is all about giving thanks, so it’s also the perfect time to say “thank you” to the readers of this blog with a free holiday … Continue reading
Magic and Easter Eggs 2021 – A Round-up of Indie Easter Speculative Fiction
Our monthly round-ups of new speculative fiction and new crime fiction releases by indie authors are a perennially popular feature. Therefore, we now offer you a round-up of our favourite Easter speculative fiction by indie and small press authors. These … Continue reading
Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for December 2020
It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors (as well as the … Continue reading
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The Obligatory Christmas Post 2020
Yes, I know that Christmas has been over for four days now, but I was pretty busy with a large translation job, so here is the somewhat belated obligatory 2020 Christmas post. In spite of the pandemic, our Christmas wasn’t … Continue reading
Christmas 2019
I will share my thoughts on Star Wars and The Rise of Skywalker soon, but first here is the obligatory Christmas post for 2019. I spent the holidays with my parents, as usual. My Dad and I cut down the … Continue reading
Christmas 2018
Yes, I know that this Christmas post is a little late, but I had to get an article for Galactic Journey done first (which you should be able to read on Monday). So here is, a little belated, the obligatory … Continue reading