Author Archives: celinekiernan

Dear Author…

So don’t read your reviews. Sooner or later you will have one of those moments of lonely (possibly drunken) solipsism which led to you irretrievably embarrassing yourself on the internet.

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Ane Brun – Balloon Ranger

I could listen to this song all day

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Kickstart Some Practical Monsters…

A plea and pitch from those wonderful practical effects guys over at ADI. They’re trying to kick start a movie designed to use ONLY practical effects. Come on you fans of The Thing, Pumpkinhead, and the original Star Wars. Help … Continue reading

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Scribbling away on the WiP…

You see, what I object to, what I greatly object to, is the implication that my people’s story does not count – that it has been nothing but an aberration, a bump in the road, a mistake from which you … Continue reading

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Louis MacNeice – Prayer before Birth

I am not yet born; O hear me. Let not the bloodsucking bat or the rat or the stoat or the club-footed ghoul come near me. I am not yet born, console me. I fear that the human race may … Continue reading

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In honor of the sunshine…

Billy Stewart’s wonderful, scat-tastic, samba-ish version of Summertime. I DARE you not to shake your hips.

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A little distracted at the mo…

Hi guys, sorry about the silence recently- it’s going to continue for a while longer, I’m afraid. In the next couple of weeks, I very much need to get the current novel finished. After that I’ll be in house working … Continue reading

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Shhh… don’t tell my daughter

Shhhhh… don’t tell my daughter, but this is a detail from her 19th birthday cake. I’m only showing a little detail because the entire cake is to be a surprise (not that she reads my blog anyway! But just in … Continue reading

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The Hollow Men – T.S Eliot

Today is the first time I’ve read T.S Eliot’s poem The Hollow Men in its entirety.It feels fresh and raw and somehow entirely appropriate in the light of recent events. I hope it resonates with you as much as it has … Continue reading

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*punches air in triumph*

I’m so horribly behind in answering my fan-mails. Seriously I should be shot. I can only apologize (again), and promise (again) that I’ll catch up soon. BUT I got two separate messages this morning that so filled me with glee and pride and triumph … Continue reading

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