Monthly Archives: March 2012

Snowball

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 14, 2012

Life is mostly a matter of getting the ball rolling. If you can get it moving in the right direction and keep it moving in that direction, eventually momentum takes over and you really don’t have to do much of anything. But let’s also be honest that some people have an easier time getting the [...]

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John Carter (Imaginedited)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 11, 2012

Saw John Carter this weekend. I am a big John Carter fan, so I was on the fence before going to see the film. But I have been waiting for this for a long time. A chance to see the Tharks in all their glory, Woola and the white apes, and epic battles of Barsoom. [...]

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Paper Souls

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 9, 2012

My stories are about characters. I’m unlikely to wow you with my amazingly complex plots. I’m not going to bowl you over with my astounding command of language. And aside from a general theme of “Don’t be a jerk”, you probably aren’t going to walk away from an A. Lee Martinez novel with a profound [...]

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The Numbers Game

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 8, 2012

We are rapidly reaching the point where majorities as we know it will no longer exist. Heck, we’re probably already past it. We live in a world where more people have a voice than ever before, and the resulting din can sure get confusing. But there’s really no going back, and while the future is [...]