I am just in the process of reading a novel which is set in an English suburb in the years ‘twixt the two WOrld Wars, and in a house that…Continue readingHouses with names
the world is on fire and only getting worse. And Amazon is basically saying that you don’t own the Kindle books that you bought and that they’re fixing to essentially…Continue readingescape hatch
The full famous quote from Frank Herbert’s “Dune” has Lady Jessica murmuring, “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings obliteration. I will…Continue readingFear is the mind killer…
’tis the season. Merry Christmas, and all that. What have I been up to? well… this is a bad time of year. Ever since that pathetic pile of wrapped presents…Continue readingWell. Merry Christmas.
This first appeared a long time ago (in 2010) but I like to recycle it at the right time of the year, for those who may not have seen it…Continue readingHappy Halloween…
…and this year I resemble that remark, having had a book banned in the past year. So here’s what I am going to do. To celebrate Banned Books Week,…Continue readingIt’s Banned Books Week…