When I was growing up, the female literary characters I had in my life were Nancy Drew, the twins from Sweet Valley High, and Anne of Green Gables. While they had traits that were admirable, they were not what I might call “kick butt”.
Full Story »About Aden Penn
Website: http://www.adenpenn.com/
Aden Penn has written 26 articles so far, you can find them below.
eBooks: The Search for Artemis
I love it when I finish a book, and feel compelled to ask the author when the next one in the series is due out. After I finished The Search For Artemis that was the first thing I asked author P.D. Griffith. This is a perfect summer read for kids and fans of young adult fiction.
Full Story »Stonewielder: A Little Review About A Very Big Book
Stonewielder is one of a large collection of books written in the epic fantasy empire of Malazan. (Note to self: *always* read the fine print where it tells you it belongs to a bigger collection.) When I say epic, please understand I mean epic turned to eleven.
Full Story »Smallville: Series Finale
Yep, it’s time to talk about THE SUIT. Now I realize that there was a lot of CGI magic going on with the suit, and honestly I don’t care. I’m sorry, but I loved every fake second of it.
Full Story »Smallville: Prophecy
Please imagine right here an image of your humble narrator, teary eyed with her jaw dropped open. Then imagine her cursing the name of Lois Lane using some very choice words.
Full Story »Smallville: Dominion
Alright my lovelies we are down to the final three. I don’t know about you, but I am hoping (maybe even expecting) that the last three episodes are going to be action packed. There is no more room for filler crap, and if they try to give it to us I might end up being a little miffed.
Full Story »Smallville: Booster
One down, three to go. I still haven’t hit the level of bittersweet over the whole deal yet. I have a feeling I won’t start the “grieving process” until the after the finale. With all that being said let’s get to this episode which I have been waiting to see for a bit.
Full Story »Smallville: Kent
This is it kids, the last set of episodes. The last pieces of Smallville. I am feeling a little sad, and a little excited.
Full Story »EBooks: Chasing Filthy Lucre
This little novella is how I like my science fiction stories. Less shiny spaceships, and more dystopian grit.
Full Story »An Open Letter to Syfy about Face Off
Thank you for bringing to life something that is fun, and interesting. Thank you for showing people how hard it is to make the magic that people make. Thank you for giving us another season to look forward to. Thank you for doing something right.
Full Story »Smallville: Scion
“Are you trying to tell me that Conner is the genetic love child of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor?” Okay, sorry. THIS is THE line of the show.
Full Story »Smallville: Fortune
For a mainly filler episode this was kind of fun, and I enjoyed the breaking up of all the serious badness. Which I am sure there is going to be plenty of next week.
Full Story »Smallville: Masquerade
By Aden Penn With the VRA out of the way, there is now room in Smallville for bigger and better villains. Sorry I know it is kind of a popular plot point, and all of that but there are so many other awesome avenues to explore in this universe. And I tend to be in [...]
Full Story »Smallville: Beacon
Instead of cheese and schmoop, Beacon opens with a healthy dose of dramatic tension. Tess seems to be at the center of the tension. Accused of censorship by a very incensed Lois she discovers that someone approved some rather vicious articles. When he tries to get away and walks into her office Lionel is sitting in her chair.
Full Story »Smallville: Collateral
I can now start “Countdown to Cape 2011” *cue dramatic news story music* Will we see it for longer than thirty seconds of the last episode? Will Tom Welling even look good in the suit?
Full Story »Smallville: Icarus
By Aden Penn – Dear Writers of Smallville: Something as important as a city wide fraking curfew is something you should build up to a little, maybe throw it in an overheard radio broadcast. Or maybe even a press conference playing on the tv. Such things require finesse. This appearance of an important plot point has about as much finesse as a drunk troll in a tutu.
Full Story »Smallville: Luthor
By Aden Penn – I’m glad I kind of had a clue what this episode was about going in. This way I can ready my brain for the onslaught of an alternate universe episode. ( all aboard Lenny, the great jumping shark. He’s kind of been a busy boy lately).
Full Story »Smallville: Patriot
By Aden Penn – I am wondering if Michael Hogan has some kind of strange clause in his contract about working with just one eye.
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