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Author: Brennan
Hi, I'm Brennan. Thanks for reading.
The Last Road
When it began she was hardly a person at all. Just a soft, mushy, doughy little thing. And so this is the only world she knows. It's formed her, or at least a part of her. It's made her tough. Tougher than I am, though she doesn't know it. Someday, if she's lucky, she'll grow [...]
How Far We’ve Come
Though BQDC trades primarily in reviews and commentary these days, this site was originally meant to house fiction. My intent was to write short fiction pieces on a weekly basis and post them here. Obviously that never happened. The demands of such prolific fiction production proved to be too much and instead BQDC slowly evolved into [...]
2014: What I Read
Following up on Monday's musical retrospective, it's time to award some superlatives to the books that I read in 2014. Straying even farther from release dates than with my musical entry, this list reflects books that I read in 2014, not necessarily books that were released this year. Most Hyped Book (That I Didn't Really Like) - [...]
2014: What I Heard
I'm not above embracing the year-end review trend here at BQDC, so using a series of nonsensical superlatives, let's take a look at the discussion-worthy music that I listened to this year. Without further ado, here's what I heard in 2014. (Note that this list reflects which albums I listened to in 2014, not necessarily which albums were [...]
Sing Like An Elf
Like seemingly everyone in my generation, I'm of the mindset that Jon Favreau's Elf is a Christmas classic. What kind of scrooge doesn't enjoy the adventures of Will Ferrell's lovably naive Buddy the Elf? The movie's climactic scene - which includes brilliant allusions to Lethal Weapon, The Lord of the Rings, and the freaking Patterson-Gimlin bigfoot video - [...]
Let It Snow
At this point I've read all of John Green's books and enjoyed each of them immensely. I've also become a big fan of the VlogBrothers as I slowly make my way through their massive catalog of videos. Despite my age placing me slightly outside of the group's target demographic, I am proudly a Nerdfighter. If [...]
This Good Night Is Still Everywhere
Christmas music. It's kind of a divisive topic among music critics and fans. There are those who enjoy the seasonal novelty and those who are disgusted by the saccharine commerciality of it all. And then, of course, there's everyone who falls somewhere in the middle (i.e. most reasonable people). So if you're one of those [...]
NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
It's over. Finished. Done. National Novel Writing Month has finally ended. [sigh of relief] It's a weird experience, NaNoWriMo, not least of all because it forces you to think about writing as work, an obligation. Maybe that's not the intent of the event, and it's certainly possible that other participants don't feel this way, but [...]
The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse
I wrote earlier about the truth in the old cliché that you should never judge a book by it's cover. And while that remains true, sometimes reading a book because of its awesome cover can still be the right choice. Though I had read Siddhartha and enjoyed it, the book wasn't particularly transformational for me and [...]
Songs & Stories 