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This is the page where you can find my essays, reports and other rants and discussions on things like books, cats and those little things that piss me off.

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A Few Changes: My Way of Dealing with Reading Fatigue  - this is where I get personal

 "Ancillary Justice" or how I stopped worrying and loved to DNF

Attending a book release in Malmö - where I talk about attending my first book release.

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Bookish Beasts: Technology (guest post @ Book Bloggers International) - where I talk about an unconventional literary monster, and Ray Bradbury.

 Buffy Will Patrol Tonight: Slayerfest 2017 - where I recount the events of the best party ever.

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The Code: a short tale about challenges of blog design - where I rant about my struggles with HTML and CSS

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How I Spent My Towel Day - where I share pictures from the re-opening of a science fiction book store

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Montreal Comic Con 2018 - where I talk about my trip to Canada and meeting cool new people (and the cast of The X-Files)

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National Cat Day 2015: Black Cats - where I am trying to advocate love and safety for black cats
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Ray Bradbury's October People - in this guest post on Book Bloggers International, I discuss one of my favourite short story collections  


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The Shining vs. The Shining - my fourth guest post on Book Bloggers International, where I talk about the main differences between Stephen King's novel and its famous movie adaptation


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The Joy of Required Reading - because when school work and hobby collide, great things can happen

 The Study: Envisioning My Dream Reading Space - in collaboration with Arhaus

Top 5 Times Scully's Science Saved The Day  - where I discuss Dana Scully's skepticism and the role that science plays on the X-files


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