Tag Archives: The Hunger Games

From Here to the Hunger Games

Posted on June 11, 2013 by J.T. O'Connell

Sunlost: Underworld War is finished! A.J. Powers’ amazing talent is being funneled into a cover for it. Anyone who hasn’t read Sunlost yet, jump over to Amazon.com and pick it up ($3.99 on Kindle, and $12.99 in paperback [currently on … Continue reading →

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Notifications No More

Posted on March 22, 2013 by J.T. O'Connell

Well, Lionsgate sent a notice to mediafire who was hosting my Hunger Games notifications, so they suspended one of the files… Which is odd considering that ALL of the files were lifted from the film itself. I was hoping the … Continue reading →

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Capitalism, Communism, and the Hunger Games

Posted on April 18, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

[Update: see also a more recent post, Occupy Panem] The other day, I ran across this article and skimmed through it. I disagree with much of the author’s interpretation of the film. The books and the movie are not contrivances … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games documents

Posted on April 11, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

Since the release of The Hunger Games film, several people have contacted me enthusiastically awaiting the release of more fanfiction in Suzanne Collins’ universe. No promises *wink, wink* but I have been going through the mindmap I put together to … Continue reading →