Sapha BurnellThe Coming of a Strange BeastThe oncoming release of a new body of work is a surreal vine creeping up the trunk of the literary landscape. An author hopes their…Jun 17, 2023Jun 17, 2023
Sapha BurnellWine Review: Mer Soleil Chardonnay Reserve 2019Chardonnays have as much of a love-hate in many cellars as the dreaded battle of ‘cork’ vs ‘twist cap’. I love Chards, when they jab-cross…Feb 26, 2022Feb 26, 2022
Sapha BurnellMy Best Writing Advice: Part 2 of 3“How do I give my readers emotions without breaking ‘Show don’t Tell’?”Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022
Sapha BurnellMy Best Writing Advice: Part 1 of 3“If you can’t condense your novel’s essence down into a single poem or flash fiction, you don’t know it well enough. Go back. Edit and…Jan 21, 2022Jan 21, 2022
Sapha BurnellWarning Light Calling: A Poetry ReviewWARNING LIGHT CALLING centres around Sputnik in a long narrative poem / a novella in verse. Anti-Heroic Sputnik is a spacey young man. He…Jan 15, 2022Jan 15, 2022
Sapha BurnellBottle Shock Part 2: So if I leave a bottle in my car…Maybe you can tell me, why does wine taste so different when I drink it in the Okanagan versus when I get it home?Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021
Sapha BurnellThe Problem of Context: Historical Context in Anti-VogueAs a mythologist, I think one thing to remember is not putting our lens on modifying historical actions. Yes. We’re writing now, but…Nov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021
Sapha BurnellinCodeXThe Pixel Rose: Drawing a Line on Sapience in AI“The divergence between comprehension and information is the tantamount issue in building sapient artificial intelligence. Without the…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Sapha BurnellBottle Shock Part 1: Why does this wine taste like $#!&? The New Bottle.Full disclosure, I shouldn’t love wine. Shocking! Alcohol was the devil’s brew, the easiest way to the Pit. Tis a lot to put on a beverage…Nov 6, 2021Nov 6, 2021
Sapha BurnellWhen Inspiration Comes from Ancient ThingsI love reading the works of early literature & bygone cultures for motivation. While the ethics of the past require a discerning lens, I…Oct 30, 2021Oct 30, 2021