Awesome thing of the week: German machine vends books in exchange for unwanted presents. Photo series of the week: Go Inside Son Doong, The World's Largest Cave. It's Magnificent. It's so big it has its own jungle and river. Funny of the week: If Cities Were Your...
Fleeting Wonders: Be A Crew Member On A Modern-Day Viking Ship. Is it weird that I'm intrigued by this? Why are so many artificial intelligence apps female? Photographer Spends 20 Years Documenting How We All Dress Exactly Alike. If you ever wondered how the kid from...
Time for some book talk! Here's a few reads I've worked my way through recently: The Paper Magician Trilogy by Charlie N. Holmberg. I first picked up this series because of the covers (so sue me, I'm a designer). This is a YA fantasy series with just a hint of...
Random bit of the week: How A Dead Millionaire Convinced Dozens Of Women To Have As Many Babies As Possible. Even My Conservative Texan Mother Wants Stricter Gun Control. The truth about Muslims in America. “A Duke University study found more terrorism suspects and...
1. In October, after my name change and all, I re-launched my design business with a new focus and new name. It's Studio Guerassio, and I focus on design & branding for the lifestyle sector (food & drink, writers, artists & makers, culture, events, balance &...
The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) by Jim Butcher. Jim Butcher is one of my favorite authors (The Dresden Files! The Codex Alera!), so when I heard he was writing a new YA-ish steampunk series, I couldn't wait to jump in. This first book in the series...
“Prayer-Shaming” Isn’t About Attacking Prayer. THIS EXACTLY: “And let’s be clear: This week’s prominent “prayer shamers” aren’t really against prayer. They’re against platitudes. The problem is when “thoughts and prayers” are the only response to a public event that...
The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen #1) by Aliette de Bodard. The House of Shattered Wings is a story of fallen angels, strange magic, warring houses, and the ever-shifting balance of power between them. A great war has left the world in ruins. In...
Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change. Useful. Though your FB friends from high school will still not believe it. Ignore the haters: electric cars really are greener. America Is Too Dumb for TV News. “It's our fault. We in the media have spent decades...
Photo project of the week: The Daily Life Of Darth Vader. Graphic of the week: The World’s Economy Explained With Just Two Cows. This is so spot on. Did the media ignore the Beirut bombings? Or did readers? America has never actually welcomed the world’s huddled...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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