Author Archives: dorothyemry

Mark Alpert’s New SF Thriller: The Orion Plan

Posted on February 7, 2016 by dorothyemry

One of the books I’ve been waiting to read is Mark Alpert’s The Orion Plan, due out on February 16th. My friend Todd Jepperson was lucky enough to get to review and adanvce copy and I’m lucky enough that he’s asked … Continue reading →

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Long Time, No Post

Posted on February 3, 2016 by dorothyemry

Forgive me, Word Press. It has been 2 years since my last post. Life happens, time passes, and some things must fall to the wayside. My tale of woe? In brief: My mom passed away. Then my dog died. (Yes, … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Angels, Demons, and the temptation to be human

Posted on November 13, 2013 by dorothyemry

Just a quick note after watching tonight’s episode of Supernatural… Yep. ***SPOILERS*** so if you haven’t watched it yet don’t read farther. At the end of last season Castiel became human. Tonight in “Heaven Can’t Wait” we saw that Crowley … Continue reading →

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LOTR MOOC: better late than not at all

Posted on September 19, 2013 by dorothyemry

Due to circumstances beyond my control (c’est la vie), I have been forced to take a few weeks of vacation. This does not mean I have 14 days I can devote to sitting in the grass under a large tree … Continue reading →

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Well. That Didn’t Work Out…

Posted on June 8, 2013 by dorothyemry

In my last post on January 1, 2012, I said I’d take a the year and read through the works of Shakespeare. All of them. Starting with one I hadn’t read before: King John. Sounded like a good plan. Definitely … Continue reading →

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The Bard and the bridge of the Enterprise (or Why a Scifi Nerd Loves Shakespeare)

Posted on January 1, 2012 by dorothyemry

Yesterday I announced my New Year’s resolution to read the complete works of Shakespeare in 2012. Two points to clear up about that: what Shakespeare has to do with my science/science fiction/fantasy nerdiness and the story of what lead to … Continue reading →

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Blame it on Charlie Rose: A nerd’s 2012 Shakespeare resolution

Posted on December 31, 2011 by dorothyemry

So, I’ve been pondering New Year’s resolutions and decided what one of them will be: to read the complete works of Shakespeare. Why? Blame it on Charlie Rose, the hero of my better self, who with his passion, gentle humor … Continue reading →

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Zombies & Supernatural: When Spooky Seeps Into Your Psyche

Posted on September 26, 2011 by dorothyemry

So…maybe I’ve been working a bit too long on writing zombie stories. And much too into Supernatural. I just saw an ad for a restaurant—a photo of barbeque ribs—and the first thought that came to mind was: Ew. Look at … Continue reading →

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Nerdist.com Writers Panel 8 Podcast: #1 on my list

Posted on September 25, 2011 by dorothyemry

Okay. So, I’m late in talking about Nerdist.com and in listening to the podcast Nerdist Writers Panel #8 from June 12, 2011. (Been slaving away at finishing up my zombie novel, so not much free time.) But now that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Knights of Badassdom…Needest us this?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by dorothyemry

Oh yes, dost we ever. Steve Zahn (Treme), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Summer Glau (our Firefly connection), and Danny Pudi (Abed on Community and a Chicago native), among others, all in a very silly movie where LARPing meets supernatural … Continue reading →

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