I must be thinking about my major in college these days, because I keep thinking about the Sapir/Whorf hypothesis: Does our environment shape our language, or does our language shape how we see our environment? (And no, I can't figure out why I'm thinking about it. When I get a chance.) My website partner Heather Hiestand asked me to update our Amazon store, choose some new items to highlight there. I did -- and the theme I saw there amused me. I chose: -Inu-Yasha, both books and DVDs: It's manga, a book (and anime) I was introduced to when I did a workshop for a conference on the different types of comics. A little bit of romance and a whole lot of action adventure, what's not to love? -Superfolks by Robert Mayer (book): I read this when I was a kid, when it was self-published and found its way into my local library. It's J. Alfred Prufrock in comic form, basically, about an over-the-hill super-hero, now married working stiff commuting on the train, who must save the world one more time as he's suffering from middle-age pangs and losing hair. This charming book as much as anything else influenced me when years later I wrote INTRODUCING SONIKA, coming soon from Cerridwen Press. Details as we get closer to release date. -Legion of Super-Heroes Archives: The Hub and I met over this comic book. Some couples have their song, their movie. We have Our Comic Book. (All together now: Awwww!) -Futurama (DVD): Ending where we started, with a little bit of romance and a whole lot of action adventure ... and because what's life without a little humor? Great series. What do these choices say about me? I was meant to write genre fiction, romance and action adventure. It's where my heart lies. What's on YOUR list (making me sound like an Amex commercial)? And speaking of coming soon ... 30-DAY GUARANTEE, coming in June from myromancestory.com!

 

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