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The Alabaster Hedgehog and Panpyschism
I was thrilled to run across an article this morning in Scientific American about a conference in New York where attendees debated the concept of Panpsychism. Since childhood, this has always been…
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Disco comes to your toilet…
This made me laugh. I initially bought this to enliven my apartment for a Halloween party, but I was surprised at how incredibly useful it is! Yes! It always amuses guests… guests…
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An early tease from Molly Ringle for Ballad for Jasmine Town [Eidolonia book 2]
So you’re going to have to wait a bit, but Molly Ringle has posted on her website that her next book, Ballad for Jasmine Town – Eidolonia book 2, is slated to come…
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A few thoughts on this website’s focus…
So… The Purple Fantastic’s premise (at least in my head) was to gather together all the favorite stories that I’ve read in recent years and trumpet my appreciation of them in the…
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I’ve just started reading Kit Vincent’s “Us, Et Cetera”
I just started reading Us, Et Cetera. I’m only 16% in, but it’s good. Really good. And unique. It is such a pleasure to discover a book that is not-like-the-others. The MC…
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Because you can’t spend all your time reading…
As much as I love reading, I also enjoy spending time with friends! I recently bought Abducktion: A Weirdly Strategic Duck Kidnapping Game. The game is great. It is easy to learn,…
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The Past and Other Things that Should Stay Buried
I don’t know if you have read We Are The Ants, but if you haven’t, you should! It is brilliant. I actually listened to the audio version while I painted small game…
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I’m presently rereading “Lava Red Feather Blue”
I read this some time back, but while going through the books on my Kindle I noticed it and was curious to revisit. The world that Molly Ringle creates in Eidolonia is…
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Kit Vincent’s “Us, Et Cetera” gets reviewed in the New York Times
Kit Vincent (the author of Of Feathers and Thorns – it will be listed on The Purple Fantastic… just haven’t gotten it up yet… it is a great read) has a new…
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The Purple Fantastic
Well… here we go. The Purple Fantastic! I first thought of creating this site about a year and a half ago. On one hand I was trying to think of a way…
