Tag Archives : j.l. gribble

Weekly Roundup, September 3-7, 2018


Hello friends! It’s that time again, where I pretend to be witty, and you humor me! We also take a look at the posts that have been published here at Speculative Chic since our last meeting. How exciting! This week has been, as usual, full of delightful articles that I hope you consume with utmost enjoyment. Let’s go!

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Weekly Roundup, August 27-31, 2018


HELLO SEPTEMBER! It’s a brand new month, filled with all kinds of opportunities and possibilities! This could be your best month yet! Before we can fully embrace the new, we must say our final farewells to August. We closed out the month with some great work from our contributors (as always), and I am here to guide you. Are you…

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I Never Knew What I Was Missing: Reviewing A Swiftly Tilting Planet


A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978) Written by: Madeleine L’Engle Series: Time Quintet #3 Genre: Science Fantasy/Young Adult Pages: 304 (Paperback) Publisher: Macmillan Why I Chose This: My 2018 Resolution Project for Speculative Chic was to read and review both the novel and film versions of A Wrinkle in Time. But I’m a completionist, so it should come as no surprise that I’d have to continue on this magical journey I…

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Weekly Roundup, August 20-24, 2018


Welcome back, happy readers! As always, I hope that you’ve had a marvelous week, and that your weekend brings you endless delights! Personally, I’m spending the weekend at the day job, but I haven’t had to do that for a few weeks, and fair’s fair. So, this week’s tour of The Week That Was is going to be a quick…

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Steel Time Cover Reveal


Happy Friday! J.L. Gribble here. At Speculative Chic, you know me as the film review editor and host of many a Sound Off post. In my other life as an author, I’m currently working on an urban fantasy/alternate history series. Next month, book 4 will be released into the wild. But today, I’m happy to share the cover of Steel…

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Sound Off! Extinction


Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, fight off an invasion to discuss Extinction, which premiered on Netflix in the United States on Friday, July 27, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while we…

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Roundtable: Our Guilty Pleasures


Hello everyone! It’s that time again when we at Speculative Chic come together to discuss timely and important matters! This month’s roundtable was suggested by Kristina Elyse Butke. A little while after Kristina suggested this topic, Nicole Taft announced something on Twitter that I had no idea that I needed: Mortal Kombat was available to stream on Netflix. Readers, I…

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Sound Off! Ant-Man and the Wasp


Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, shrink down with us to discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp, which premiered in the United States on Friday, July 6, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while…

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Sound Off! Sense8 Series Finale “Amor Vincit Omnia”


Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, join your cluster to discuss the Sense8 series finale, “Amor Vincit Omnia,” which premiered on Netflix in the United States on Friday, June 8, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily…

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