Game Review: Toonstruck
So today, I'm going to review an often overlooked gem of the point-and-click adventure genre: Toonstruck (1996).
View ArticleApp Review: Character Story Planner 2
Everyone and their granny seems to have produced an app to help writers draft or plan their stories, most of which I personally don't find very helpful. Nevertheless there are a few diamonds in the...
View ArticleReview: The Orville (season 1)
I've heard a lot of folk talking very positively about this show, even claiming it fills a Star Trek void in a way the most recent Star Treks fail to do. High praise indeed. My curiosity was piqued.
View ArticleApp Review: Tomato Typewriter
If you're the sort of writer who enjoys writing on your Android tablet or smartphone but need the threat of a deadline to get you going, Tomato Typewriter by Zest Works might just be the app for you.
View ArticleTV Review: After Hours
SPOILER ALERT Anyone who has not seen the British sitcom After Hours (2015) is hereby advised that this post may contain a few unavoidable spoilers. My wife and I’s Now TV subscription will be coming...
View ArticleBook Review: Mark of the Raven
I love a good old fashioned high fantasy set in faintly medieval inspired magical worlds and Christian fantasy Mark of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse promised to be exactly that.... In general, an...
View ArticleSuper Snappy Speed Reviews: Books (vol. 4)
You know how it all works by now: I review a bunch of books in a few short sentences and give a rating out of five stars for each.
View ArticleReview: Kim’s Convenience (season 1)
SPOILER ALERT Anyone who has not seen season 1 of the CBC TV show, Kim’s Convenience (season 1) is hereby advised that this post may contain a few unavoidable spoilers. Every now and again, you’ll be...
View ArticleSuper Snappy Speed Reviews: Children’s Edition (Vol. 3)
These reviews reflect nothing but my own personal opinions and impressions, reduced, flattened and shrink-rayed into a few short sentences. The books I have selected have nothing in common, save the...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Typewriter: An Old-Fashioned Solution for Modern Writers
Typewriter – Minimal Text Editor is a very simple ASCII text editor which runs on Java (and thus, will run on just about any computer) and includes absolutely zero editing functionality.
View ArticleTV Review: Death in Paradise (s. 1-2)
It's a great show to sit down and lose yourself in. It's funny, endearing, with enough drama to keep you engrossed without adversely affecting your blood pressure.
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: The Malice Restored My Faith In Sci-Fi/Fantasy Trilogies
A few days ago someone very kindly (but not entirely accurately) referred to Penstricken as a 'writing tips blog' when really I intended this site to be for both story writers and their audiences. So,...
View ArticleTV Review: Doc Martin (Series 9)
The last episode of the last ever series of Doc Martin aired on Wednesday past. And so it seems only fitting that I do a little review of the final series of a show which has been with us now for...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: The Well of Ascension: A Review
So, here we have it: my full scale review of The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson; the second book in the high fantasy Mistborn series.
View ArticleUsing Google Docs for Writing Fiction
Seeing no alternative... I swallowed my pride and began writing my first draft on Google Docs, starting with the browser version.
View ArticleSuper Snappy Speed Reviews: TV Edition (Vol. 3)
I've selected a random assortment of TV programs and reviewed them all in just a few short sentences.
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Doctor Who (Series 11) Review
Jodie Whittaker's first series as the titular character in the BBC's Doctor Who is finally over. Actually it was over almost two weeks ago but I had to do 6 Six Word Stories for the 6th last Sunday so...
View ArticleBook Review: From Men and Angels by H.L. Walsh
Imagine a world where Angels and Demons are not just spiritual beings but physical beings... what kind of world would that be? Debut author H.L. Walsh answers his own question in his new book, From Men...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on Kindle Paperwhite
After a whopping ten years of blissful happiness, my trusty old third generation Kindle Keyboard was finally starting to show its age and so I decided it was time for an upgrade.
View ArticleTV Review: Star Trek: Picard, 'Remembrance'
A very encouraging beginning to a show which I was anticipating with both hope and fear... It was the best offering I've seen from the Star Trek franchise in a long, long time.
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