Month: October 2014

short fiction, sunday short

Sunday Short: ‘The Old Man at the Bridge’ by Ernest Hemingway

Sophie Overett

“I was taking care of animals,” he said dully, but no longer to me. “I was only taking care of animals.”It's hard to deny that Hemingway was and is still one of the best writers around. His ability to capture lifetimes in snapshot moments is almost unparalleled, and really on show here in this short… Continue reading Sunday Short: ‘The Old Man at the Bridge’ by Ernest Hemingway

books, writing

Five Things I’ve Learned from Reading (and Writing) YA

Sophie Overett

I've spent the bulk of my writing years so far boomeranging between literary fiction and magical realism. Taking short, sharp steps between genre, but at the end of last year, I took a mightier plunge. Over the last year, I've drafted two different young adult manuscripts, and have inhaled a whole swell of YA fiction.… Continue reading Five Things I’ve Learned from Reading (and Writing) YA

short fiction, sunday short

Sunday Short: ‘This is Who You Are. You’ll See’ by Nicola Redhouse

Sophie Overett

At the same time you are all too aware that you have never taken much interest in your mother’s work, which is in the field of grief. You drive down to see her and, over a bowl of bouillabaisse, you ask her about it. You want to know why she chose grief, and she tells… Continue reading Sunday Short: ‘This is Who You Are. You’ll See’ by Nicola Redhouse

2014 in books, comics, review

Y: The Last Man Deluxe Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (39/52)

Sophie Overett

After an unknown illness wiped out all the men on earth bar Yorrick and his pet monkey, Ampersand, he is swept into a journey guarded only by Agent 355 and Dr. Allison Mann. In Book 2, the journey continues, with our trio coming head to head with Russian agents, playwrights, sexual torture, and some Texan… Continue reading Y: The Last Man Deluxe Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (39/52)