#2: Super Spider-Man and the Titans, Issue 203 (1976)   When I mentioned last time (for object #1, the Corgi James Bond Lotus Esprit) that m...

Corgi James Bond Lotus Esprit (1977) When thinking about geeky objects that made an impression on me, I struggled to think of what could be ...

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Remember Covid? Jeez, everyone seems to be acting like it's all over now, but looking back on my blog it was a great motivator for writi...

  Sunset over the street - photo by Debra Chapman We're getting to the end of the year, and it's time for my usual review of what...

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HOUSE OF LEAVES - MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI Another book that has seriously influenced my writing style is Mark Z. Danielewski's House ...

FIGHT CLUB - CHUCK PALAHNIUK Next on my series of Books that Hooked Me , books that really had an impact on me is one that really chang...

THE ILLUMINATUS! TRILOGY - ROBERT SHEA & ROBERT ANTON WILSON I owe the owner of the local comic shop a lot when it comes to recomme...

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Over the last couple of months I've been keeping my brain occupied, and distracting myself of the horrific state of the world, by writin...