RETURN TO CAT MOUNTAIN

Changeling: A Torch Light In The Darkness

an in depth movie review by Princess Indigo

I’d always wanted to work my way through J Michael Straczynski’s Changeling and Becoming Superman in chronological order. To see the progression from one work to the next. As an outside observer it always felt like Changeling was a dry run for JMS to write his autobiography and in turn that he needed to write that to be able to progress into becoming a novelist...

The Brief and Beautiful Return of Cowboy Bebop

by Princess Indigo

When it was announced that the cult classic Cowboy Bebop had been made into a live action series, it was the perfect excuse to watch the original anime. I must be totally honest and admit I’ve had the dvd of the series for more years than I can remember.

I first bought it because this quirky and offbeat anime is so highly regarded, yet to my shame all those years ago I couldn’t get past the first few episodes. Now many many moons later I’m damn glad I gave it a second try and wish I’d done so much sooner...

The Enchanted April — A Wistfully Welcome Discovery

by Princess Indigo

I found Elizabeth Von Arnim’s novel The Enchanted April amid a frantic summer of house hunting, intending to read it on my travels. These good intentions were not kept and instead I began reading it long after my house hunting and moving were well and truly done...

Happiness Is A Woman Reading

by Princess Indigo

A couple of days of worse than normal health issues and several crappy nights sleep led me to stay in all day and clock far too many hours on the internet.

With only myself to blame this led to an even worse nights sleep, my health issues giving me bad stomach cramps and all the tossing and turning you can eat.

The next morning I wasn’t really fit for anything and the prospect of another long internet binge seemed totally off-putting. Instead I opted for a cup of tea, a hot water bottle, a comfy armchair and a good book...

Stumbling Through The Canterbury Tales

by Princess Indigo

Amid the craziest of years for me, I found a modern English version of the Canterbury Tales in a second hand bookshop. It was a charity that does pop up shops providing second hand books for free. As it had been on my ‘must read one day’ list for years, so I made sure I gave them a donation...

Notes On A Very British Scandal

by Princess Indigo

Although I’m bang in the middle of a much larger review, I had to take some time to sing the praises of A Very British Scandal. It popped up on my suggestions on BBC iPlayer and I was unable to resist the urge to press play...

The Matrix Has Loaded

by Princess Indigo

Amid the hugely predictable fanboy commentaries that instantly sprung up denouncing the release of Matrix Resurrections, I wanted to write my own response. Thankfully after the first crop of frothing fanboys there have been much more seasoned and supportive reviews...

A Woman Writing: Pulling Characters From A Hat

by Princess Indigo

It started with a cat…

Earlier this year I spent several months travelling from one side of the country to another, in the process of house hunting and subsequently relocating. On many parts of these journeys, the train flew past rolling green countryside and fields. With many idiosyncratic pieces of land that didn’t quite fit into either category.

Doctor Who: Caught In The Flux

by Princess Indigo

Flux is undoubtedly the most ambitious, spectacular and significant series in Doctor Who’s history. There is no doubt its ripples will reverberate through the programme for years to come. It is also one of the most divisive, confusing and often disappointing series the show has ever produced...

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Writing: Coming Out Of Hiatus

by Princess Indigo

COVID not withstanding, with my Mum’s death and the subsequent upheaval of relocating, this has been one of most tumultuous years of my life…

H-Bomb & Rachel

Dementia Diary: Sunset

by Princess Indigo

My Mother’s Final Days

H - Bomb & Rachel

H - Bomb & Rachel