Apologies, of a sort, for being so conspicuously off-the-radar these days, but the reasons for my social media inactivity are twofold and perhaps even a tad noble, now that I think about it. In the first place, I have been working steadily on a monumental new work of fiction –an illustrated epic of (one hopes) world-altering significance. The planet might benefit from a heaping-helping … Read More Zanzibar … and a word.
For fellow professional “Tweeters” who languish in realms reserved for those not nearly as famous and gifted as the demure Kardashians, participation in the chaos of Twitter can sometimes seem like an exercise in abject futility. Sure, it’s easy to trade a “Follow” for a “Follow” and confect the illusion of skyrocketing Worldwide Cyber-Popularity, but when someone boasts 100,000 followers simply because they engaged … Read More Blame Twitter when your kids call you an old drunk. #trends
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ______________________________ HAZMAT HEADLINE DU JOUR: “TAN MOM” Releases Music Video. Asteroid Approaches Earth in Nick of Time. Posted by JONATHAN KIERAN CULTURAL TOXICITY QUOTIENT: NOT EVEN QUANTIFIABLE … Read More POP HAZMAT HEADLINE du JOUR: “TAN MOM” Releases Music Video. Asteroid Approaches Earth in Nick of Time.
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ___________________________________ ~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … ILYSSA
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. __________________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF LAME: LOVABLY QUESTIONABLE CANDY FROM CHILDHOOD! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: STARBURST FRUIT CHEWS! RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: What follows is a (verbatim) “flashback … Read More POP HAZMAT QUESTIONABLE CHILDHOOD CANDY HALL OF FAME: “STARBURST” by Jonathan Kieran
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. _______________________________________ ~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … TALTHAGAR
Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ___________________________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF FAME: CHILDREN’S TV ON-THE-CHEAP! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: MR. DRESSUP (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1967-1996) GUILTY OF VEHICULAR FANSLAUGHTER: Ernie Coombs (Canada’s answer to Mr. Rogers … only a lot more caffeinated and likely to bounce off the cardboard walls) RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: Nothing touches the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for producing tatty … Read More Classic Retro-Kids’ TV On-the-CHEAP! MR. DRESSUP #exposed
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of the novel Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! ___________________________________________________________ ~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by Jonathan Kieran The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with (or dwell alongside) our own … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … Starbane Cadrach
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! __________________________________________________________________________ HAZMAT HEADLINE DU JOUR: Rich Manhattan Moms Hire Handicapped Tour Guides so Kids Can Cut Lines at Disney World! posted by Jonathan Kieran (via New York Post link) CULTURAL TOXICITY QUOTIENT: 7 (Nearing … Read More POP HAZMAT HEADLINE du JOUR: Rich Manhattan Moms Outwit the Poor at Disney World
~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ posted by Jonathan Kieran IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Are You A GOODREADS MEMBER? Enter HERE to win one of 15 free copies of Book Two from now until June 10! The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with (or dwell alongside) our own mortal sphere. Rowan’s existence is played-out across landscapes … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … OBLIXTA
HAZMAT HEADLINE DU JOUR: Police Arrest Chicago Man for Loving His Pet Peacock, “Phyl” … To Death posted by JONATHAN KIERAN CULTURAL TOXICITY QUOTIENT: Not Even Quantifiable. PETA had better come out guns a-blazin’ on THIS sordid mess. RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: Another day, another twisted devil-crime coming out of the Chicago area. Police are calling it “murder most fowl.” EXISTENTIAL RAMIFICATIONS: Is it too late … Read More Pop HazMat Headline du Jour: Another Fine Specimen of Humanity Ravishes Innocent Bird-Life
~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with (or dwell alongside) our own mortal sphere. Rowan’s existence is played-out across landscapes and dreamscapes that encompass “worlds within worlds,” providing the observant traveler ample opportunity to encounter creatures of dazzling magical qualities. Some of these beings are … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … “Celintha”
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Zanzibar … and a word.
by Jonathan Kieran
Apologies, of a sort, for being so conspicuously off-the-radar these days, but the reasons for my social media inactivity are twofold and perhaps even a tad noble, now that I think about it. In the first place, I have been working steadily on a monumental new work of fiction –an illustrated epic of (one hopes) world-altering significance. The planet might benefit from a heaping-helping … Read More Zanzibar … and a word.
+ Existential Prices by Jonathan Kieran, Industry and Strategy, Tectonic Shifts
Blame Twitter when your kids call you an old drunk. #trends
by Jonathan Kieran
For fellow professional “Tweeters” who languish in realms reserved for those not nearly as famous and gifted as the demure Kardashians, participation in the chaos of Twitter can sometimes seem like an exercise in abject futility. Sure, it’s easy to trade a “Follow” for a “Follow” and confect the illusion of skyrocketing Worldwide Cyber-Popularity, but when someone boasts 100,000 followers simply because they engaged … Read More Blame Twitter when your kids call you an old drunk. #trends
+ HazMat Headline Du Jour, Lowest Common Denominator, Satire, Scraping the Bottom
POP HAZMAT HEADLINE du JOUR: “TAN MOM” Releases Music Video. Asteroid Approaches Earth in Nick of Time.
by Jonathan Kieran
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ______________________________ HAZMAT HEADLINE DU JOUR: “TAN MOM” Releases Music Video. Asteroid Approaches Earth in Nick of Time. Posted by JONATHAN KIERAN CULTURAL TOXICITY QUOTIENT: NOT EVEN QUANTIFIABLE … Read More POP HAZMAT HEADLINE du JOUR: “TAN MOM” Releases Music Video. Asteroid Approaches Earth in Nick of Time.
+ Rowan Blaize Character Profiles
The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … ILYSSA
by Jonathan Kieran
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ___________________________________ ~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … ILYSSA
+ Foodie Frolics, Magical Childhood, Nostalgia, SATIRE: Candy We Loved as Kids!
POP HAZMAT QUESTIONABLE CHILDHOOD CANDY HALL OF FAME: “STARBURST” by Jonathan Kieran
by Jonathan Kieran
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. __________________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF LAME: LOVABLY QUESTIONABLE CANDY FROM CHILDHOOD! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: STARBURST FRUIT CHEWS! RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: What follows is a (verbatim) “flashback … Read More POP HAZMAT QUESTIONABLE CHILDHOOD CANDY HALL OF FAME: “STARBURST” by Jonathan Kieran
+ Rowan Blaize Character Profiles
The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … TALTHAGAR
by Jonathan Kieran
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. _______________________________________ ~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … TALTHAGAR
+ Lovably Bad TV Hall of Lame, Magical Childhood, Pop Hazmat Kids' TV On-The-Cheap!
Classic Retro-Kids’ TV On-the-CHEAP! MR. DRESSUP #exposed
by Jonathan Kieran
Watch the Rowan Blaize Book Trailer HERE. ___________________________________________ HAZMAT-RETRO HALL OF FAME: CHILDREN’S TV ON-THE-CHEAP! by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: MR. DRESSUP (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1967-1996) GUILTY OF VEHICULAR FANSLAUGHTER: Ernie Coombs (Canada’s answer to Mr. Rogers … only a lot more caffeinated and likely to bounce off the cardboard walls) RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: Nothing touches the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for producing tatty … Read More Classic Retro-Kids’ TV On-the-CHEAP! MR. DRESSUP #exposed
+ Rowan Blaize Character Profiles
The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … Starbane Cadrach
by Jonathan Kieran
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of the novel Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! ___________________________________________________________ ~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by Jonathan Kieran The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with (or dwell alongside) our own … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … Starbane Cadrach
+ HazMat Headline Du Jour
POP HAZMAT HEADLINE du JOUR: Rich Manhattan Moms Outwit the Poor at Disney World
by Jonathan Kieran
GOODREADS MEMBERS Click Here for a Chance to Win a Giveaway Copy of Rowan Blaize and the Hand of Djin Rummy by Jonathan Kieran. The Contest runs until June 10! __________________________________________________________________________ HAZMAT HEADLINE DU JOUR: Rich Manhattan Moms Hire Handicapped Tour Guides so Kids Can Cut Lines at Disney World! posted by Jonathan Kieran (via New York Post link) CULTURAL TOXICITY QUOTIENT: 7 (Nearing … Read More POP HAZMAT HEADLINE du JOUR: Rich Manhattan Moms Outwit the Poor at Disney World
+ Rowan Blaize Character Profiles
The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … OBLIXTA
by Jonathan Kieran
~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ posted by Jonathan Kieran IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Are You A GOODREADS MEMBER? Enter HERE to win one of 15 free copies of Book Two from now until June 10! The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with (or dwell alongside) our own mortal sphere. Rowan’s existence is played-out across landscapes … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … OBLIXTA
+ HazMat Headline Du Jour
Pop HazMat Headline du Jour: Another Fine Specimen of Humanity Ravishes Innocent Bird-Life
by Jonathan Kieran
HAZMAT HEADLINE DU JOUR: Police Arrest Chicago Man for Loving His Pet Peacock, “Phyl” … To Death posted by JONATHAN KIERAN CULTURAL TOXICITY QUOTIENT: Not Even Quantifiable. PETA had better come out guns a-blazin’ on THIS sordid mess. RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: Another day, another twisted devil-crime coming out of the Chicago area. Police are calling it “murder most fowl.” EXISTENTIAL RAMIFICATIONS: Is it too late … Read More Pop HazMat Headline du Jour: Another Fine Specimen of Humanity Ravishes Innocent Bird-Life
+ Rowan Blaize Character Profiles
The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … “Celintha”
by Jonathan Kieran
~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with (or dwell alongside) our own mortal sphere. Rowan’s existence is played-out across landscapes and dreamscapes that encompass “worlds within worlds,” providing the observant traveler ample opportunity to encounter creatures of dazzling magical qualities. Some of these beings are … Read More The World of Rowan Blaize Character Profiles by Jonathan Kieran: Meet … “Celintha”
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