The Purple Fantastic News
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Big Adventure in “A Different Kind of Brave”
Lee Wind has a lot of fun in A Different Kind of Brave – a playful homage to James Bond movies, while also shining a light on the horrific treatment that gay…
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Epic Adventure in Medieval England
This was a brilliant read. The Scottish Boy has long been on my list to check out, but I suppose I feared it would be a bit too violent for my tastes.…
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Fun with animation
Quite a while back I started creating a music video inspired by the music of a friend. It is just a fun based project. Although I’ve worked in animation for many years,…
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Creating art from old things: Kellogg’s Camel Train Part 1
I loved to collect cool things when I was a kid. A while back I realized that I have two drawers full of interesting mementos from my childhood. Toys from cereal boxes,…
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An archived post of April Reflections
Here we are in April already! The days do seem to fly by sometimes. I’m presently the organizer of a Meetup group in the Los Angeles area called “Wholesome Queers” I didn’t…
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Hearts & Parts
Hearts & Parts I’ll fall in love with a kind and true heart rather than fall for a mere body part. Parts are nice and can draw my affection, but what pulls…
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An archived post of my March reflections.
I’ve always associated March with wind. When I was six, my favorite book was Maurice Sendak’s Chicken Soup With Rice. In March the wind blows down my door and spills my soup…
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This steamy novel can be an entertaining way to learn about the Dark Ages.
I recently started rereading this epic adventure novel and it holds up quite well for a second read. I hadn’t continued on with the series when I first read Into The Fire.…
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A playful adventure and amusing romance set in the wild west.
I read Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride sometime back and it has always stuck with me. It has overtones of Some Like It Hot, in that our hero has disguised himself as…
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Kip’s Monster… a light-hearted adventure about the search for Nessie
Kip’s Monster was an entertaining read full of eccentric characters… aspects of it reminded me of my trip to Burning Man years ago. Whimsy and a touch of danger, and a romance…
