Our column crept into the misty clearing without a sound, but for aberrant whispers of the woods behind us. We ached for a chance to lie down or the freedom to walk straight, but experience taught us better. An encampment lay ahead. Soldiers ate and laughed under the tent, hosting a carnival in the middle […]
I scratched dirt out from under my wig. My-son-of-a-bitch husband hated this wig. It’s the same cocoa color as my real hair, but he had left me all the same. What man leaves a woman after four years just for shaving her head? It’s fine, my dreams said he wasn’t the one anyways. Willie’s a better […]
Clone. Taken from the Greek word klon. “Twig.” I studied the boy etched in sterile ones and zeros on the bathroom mirror. Chris Colburn. In a public bathroom mirror, his tiny picture surrounded by news articles, tampon ads, and movie trailers. But could it be Johnathan? His face had faded from memory. And yet, these […]
See the original article and its discussion here: https://towerofthehand.com/blog/2019/03/22-boy-broken-s5e5/index.html Kill the Boy Season 5, Episode 5 We open on a candle next to Grey Worm on a bed and Missandei. Ugh. She’s crying. Then to the body of Ser Barristan. Dany is looking over him, with hundreds of candles. The little people and the queen. […]
See the original article and its discussion here: https://towerofthehand.com/blog/2019/02/15-kissed-climb-s3e5/index.html Women in Power “Kissed by Fire” begins with Thoros of Myr evoking the Lord of Light. He is the primary focus of the camera and you can see how his faith has warped him. He looks kind of sinister. And then… Shoom! Flaming sword Dondarrion! This […]
This article was orginally posted on the ToweroftheHand as part of their Series Re-Watch. The other Season 1 analyses can be found on the website. The Point of No Return What a rollercoaster it’s been! After the first season of Game of Thrones, I had to run to the nearest book store and buy the […]
If an acquaintance meant to be polite, they’d probably call Martin something like “headstrong” or “strong-willed.” Not that he cared. “Didn’t have a place in this world,” according to him. Let’s just say Martin was “obstinate.” Friends and family called him other things. Their favorite words included “thick-headed”, “narrow-minded”, or an “idiot.” Again, never phased […]
This past Monday I had the pleasure of attending a seminar at Nova Southeastern University by Peter Miller, a literary agent who’s worked in the publishing and producing industry for thirty years. He is the founder and CEO of Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc. Can’t say I heard of him before, then again, I’m […]
Dennis spread the deck across the table, paused, and scooped it back up with one hand. He shuffled the cards like a casino ace. “One more game?” I caught myself reaching for a water bottle with my stump and rubbed it against my forehead instead. Dennis didn’t seem to notice, or hid it really well. […]
Blank clouds chased the sun over the horizon and barbed wire loomed above me like a judge delivering a death sentence. My fingers hooked into the rusty chain linked fence until they burned and my forehead pressed so hard it left lines. Carlos and Alex stood behind me. I was too scared to look at […]