Korea – Liana Brooks

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Home Again, Home Again

Two weeks of being at home and the jet lag is finally wearing off. I do actually have the words TIME TRAVEL on my calendar for the first and second of March because I boarded a plane on the morning of the first, spent twelve hours in the hair, and…

Taking A Break

Life is funny. As a child, Australia was a far-away fairyland that seemed as reachable as Narnia or Middle-Earth. AND NOW I’M HERE!!! Way, way back in 2006-ish I was on the online writing group called Critique Circle and met an Aussie author named Amy Laurens. She was finishing college,…

Let’s Talk About Gargoyles – Jangseung and Village Guardians

If you are from North America, especially the Pacific Northwest, you are familiar with totem poles. They are tall poles or pillars (usually wooden) that are carved by Indigenous and First Nations peoples as a form of storytelling. They recount legends, family histories, or other important things the carvers wanted…

Let’s Talk About Garg- checks notes Korea!

This was too fun to pass up. I’ve been traveling a lot this week, driving all up and down the west coast, and this makes me giggle every time I see it. Big trucks around Korea often have eyes on the back. Sometimes they’re angry eyes, sometimes they’re silly cartoon…

Let’s Talk About Gargoyles!

If you’re an American of a certain age you probably rushed home after school to watch a TV show called GARGOYLES. It had half the Star Trek TNG cast as voice actors and featured a Latina detective in New York City trying to stop crime and not catch feelings for…

Typhoons, Festivals, and Other Fun

My last update was in August the week before my husband didn’t have a heart attack. The DIDN’T is very important, according to the doctor, because it looked very much like a heart attack. It had all the symptoms and signs of a heart attack. He collapsed during a run…

“When we last left our intrepid hero…”

*blows dust off blog* *scrolls through old posts* When I last updated the blog I was waiting for visas and passports. Let’s check the list and see how this move is going… ✓ Passports ✓ Visas ✓ Flight to Korea ✓ Flight to Seattle to get on the…

Worth a Watch – CHIEF KIM

I’ve never made it a habit to recommend shows, usually because I’m a few years behind, but I’ve decided to change this for a couple of reasons. First off, I’d like someone to fangrrl with over things I love. Second, I know people (especially my American readers) are looking for…