To?no u podne: Obra?un s hrvatskim fantasy piscima!

Sutra, 24. sije?nja 2015. godine, to?no u podne, u zagreba?koj knjižnici Bogdana Ogrizovi?a (Preradovi?eva 5) do?ite se obra?unati s hrvatskim piscima fantasyja! Umjesto revolvera i metaka, zadana oružja su rije?, poznavanja žanra spekulativne fikcije i torta u obliku knjige iz zagonetnog Hangara 7! Zbunjeni? I trebate biti – pravi SF adute otkriva tek na samom […]

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Stilske vježbe or 47 years in a play

So, I had not been to see a play in years. No, kids’ stuff does not count! Although there are some truly awesome plays for kids as young as 8 months in Croatia, thanks to the wonderful Svetlana Patafta whose Colours of the Rainbow have become a traditional outing for my son and me. (And […]

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Fatness and Slim Dreams

A friend once told me “You do not walk like a fat person at all!”. I had no idea what to say to that. I had no idea you could walk like a fat person. (I figured I bumped into stuff because distracted not unaware of own girth!) I am fat. Currently, I am very, […]

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New Fafnir

I know Fafnir is a Norse dragon, but to my Croatian ears it always sounds like the beginning of a childish joke. (No, I don’t know which one! If I did, it wouldn’t tickle my mind so much!) It is also the name of the Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, a free […]

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Sealioning

I learned a new word the other day on Twitter – sealioning. I love it when that happens. It very rarely does, especially in Croatian. That used to make me a bit sad. I just wanted to record one simple, little fact here that also makes me a bit sad: Sealioning doesn’t stand a chance […]

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