“The Wolf Gift Countdown “:Interview with Anne Rice”1. One of my favorite elements of your stories has always been your ability to humanize creatures that have always been dehumanized, or were seen as aberrations in the eyes of civilization. It was refreshing, for me, to see immortals that aspired to find answers to existential questions….

The Heart of Existence A gun misfires That clangorous noise is so deafening The soldiers of God stood in unison Marching towards my hiding place My mind is my refuge Can God find me here? Once upon a time, I drowned ceremoniously in a baptismal pool I sputtered…As I floated back to the surface “Yes,…

“The Wolf Gift” Review”   Disclaimer: I tried very hard to stray away from offering any spoilers. It has always remained a personal policy to keep from posting spoilers because I want readers to enjoy reading reviews without fear of ruining the great experience of reading any book without foreknowledge of certain surprising revelations in…

Interview with Maria V. Snyder (Author of Poison Study, Touch of Power)& “Touch of Power” Contest details 1.Yes, this is one of those general questions, but what did inspire the idea for this story? In the Study books, Yelena has the power to heal, but it’s but one of her many skills.  So after writing…

“The Wolf Gift” Countdown” Dracula Ball/ “Wolf Gift” Promotion    By clicking the image above, you’ll be redirected to the Live-journal page that contains details about this upcoming event in “Philadelphia,” on the 4th of February. It looks really fun though I’m still undecided about going. For my readers in the Philly area, this is a great opportunity to…

Cache of “Vampire Chronicle” Philosophy Posts For your convenience, I have compiled all the links for each of the “Vampire Chronicle” philosophy posts for those who might not have read them before. It was painstaking work to have to go through all my posts to find each individual link, but I felt this would prove…

“The Wolf Gift” Countdown” The Medieval “Werewolf:” Overview of Marie De France’s Bisclavret       Typically, we view the werewolf through the modern lenses where he is a raging beast that has primeval urges, and has no control over the manifestation of these dangerous urges. Werewolves are wildly unpredictable, and their known ferocity symbolically represented  the indiscriminate,…

“The Wolf Gift” Countdown”The Werewolf’s Beloved Moon Once upon a time, serenity filled my craven soulNow, it overflows with toxic vengeanceThe woman who I doted on never elopedNor has she dreamed of meSince the day we kissedIn her heart, there burned a lust for someoneWho had neither my face,or my heart Where was my heart?It…

“The Wolf Gift” Countdown: Updates on Nonexistent Theme/New Plans:        As usual, it seems that I have neglected my duty to be updating this blog with the planned posts that were supposed to revolve around certain supernatural entities/figures/individuals/creatures that related partly to the supernatural aspects of Anne Rice’s novel. “Mummy” month have a few stray…

        Review of Maria V. Snyder‘s “Touch of Power” Originally, I had a marginal amount of book reviews here several years ago.Over the course of the last year, the average number of reviews per month has dwindled on this blog due to college, and work on a potential novel. This is something that has…