Marginalia and the Yin-Yang of Reading and Writing | Brain Pickings

Marginalia and the Yin-Yang of Reading and Writing | Brain Pickings

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The Psychoterrestrial Theory: I will be appearing as a guest on Project: Archivist...

Erik Stitt, blogger, thinker and author of The Psychoterrestrial Phenomenon. Are You The Trickster? upcoming guest appearance:The Psychoterrestrial Theory: I will be appearing as a guest on Project: Archivist...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

From Ghost Hunting Theories: Most Notable Paranormal Shows Ever

Ghost Hunting Theories blog lists her top paranormal shows: Ghost Hunting Theories: Most Notable Paranormal Shows Ever Glad she included UFO Hunters! Some of her picks I agree with, others not, but read her choices for yourselves and see what you think!

Cryptomundo Free Thunderbird eBook for Cryptomundians

Bryan Mero is offering a FREE e-book about Thunderbirds. Thank you Bryan for the Fortean goodness this holiday season. Free Thunderbird eBook for Cryptomundians

Thanks to Lesley at The Debris Field for link.

From Ghost Hunting Theories: Ghost Adventures Drinking Game!

Friday night brings us Ghost Adventures, a show I like in spite of myself, and Dead Files, both on the Travel channel. Great night for paranormal Fortean junkies like myself. (There's also Grimm and Fringe, though I think the season is over for Fringe and new ones won't be back for awhile.) One of the things I like about Ghost Adventures is their use of different types of equipment, which Autumn Forest at Ghost Hunting Theories mentions here in a funny post about watching GA and the drinking game: Ghost Hunting Theories: Ghost Adventures Drinking Game!

The Secret Sun: Final Events: Interview with Nick Redfern

From September, interview with Nick Redfern at Christopher Knowles' The Secret Sun on NIck's book Final Events.

The Secret Sun: Final Events: Interview with Nick Redfern: ... the "aliens" are, in reality, literal demonic entities that are trying to seduce us with a false lure of supposed alien technology, and to - quite literally - steal and farm our souls. The group claim to have discovered evidence that these demonic entities - that seem to utilize a weird combination of advanced technology and archaic rite and ritual - derive a form of "energy sustenance" from the human soul or life force.

I've read this book and it's fantastic. Disturbing, but fantastic. Since I'm very behind on reviews, I'm hijacking this one from The Secret Sun. Enjoy! And if you haven't read Final Events, be sure you do soon.

Brane Space: Amazon.com's Double Standard on Book Reviews

Copernicus blogs about the rejection of his review by Amazon.com of Stephen King's novel 11/22/63, which is about the JFK assassination. Very interesting. Seems Amazon rejected the review not because the review violated any of the guidelines, but for content. In other words, Corpernicus points out that the novel, while enjoyable, ignores the facts. Why does Amazon have this double standard of accepting reviews that do ignore the review writing guidelines but contain the correct propaganda? (That's a rhetorical question.) For the review and background visit Brane Space: Brane Space: Amazon.com's Double Standard on Book Reviews

Adventures in self-publishing: Why I took a year’s work and tried my hardest to give it away – Boing Boing

One writer's journey into giving it away, or trying to anyway. Self-described as a "crazy ass hippe" (so of course I love that) Bill Barol shares his experience with with self-publishing.

Adventures in self-publishing: Why I took a year’s work and tried my hardest to give it away – Boing Boing

Supernatural Book Club: The Mothman Prophecies by John A. Keel

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