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February 11, 2019
It’s Monday, What Are You… 02/11/19
…Reading? Finished Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016, a book I started back in November! It’s a 700 page tome that I knew I couldn’t rush through. Should have a review on Thursday-ish. I should also finish The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society today or tomorrow. Then I think I’ll …
February 10, 2019
Deal Me In, Week 6 ~ “Marley and Marley”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Marley and Marley” by J. R. Dawson Card picked: 7♦ Found at: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November-December 2017 Before she showed up, she was preceded by this man in a pinstriped suit. A harbinger. He sat me down in his sterile office and …
February 8, 2019
Mini Reviews, Vol. 15
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory I don’t read a lot of romances, but I will probably have some romantic elements in the story I’m writing. Hence, I’m going to make an effort to read a few. I picked The Wedding Date because it was available and it sounded fun. And it was! Pro: Alexa’s …
February 4, 2019
Magic Monday, 2/4/19
I like Mondays. I also like magic. I figured I’d combine the two and make a Monday feature that is truly me: a little bit of magic and a look at the week ahead. I’m not much of a fan of street magic or apparatus magic, but if you combine the two… Here’s a fun …
February 3, 2019
Deal Me In, Week 5 ~ “Big Girl”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Big Girl” by Meg Elison Card picked: 5♦ Found at: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November-December 2017 The girl woke up with a sore neck and three seagulls perched on her eyelashes. Meg Elison tells this tale mostly from the point of view of …
February 1, 2019
February TBR
Misc Library hold from *November* I’m dipping into this along with my morning pages. An ARC Women in Horror Month Advertisements
January 31, 2019
The Black Cat, No. 4, January 1896
Welcome to the fourth issue of The Black Cat and the Black Cat Project! Alas, there was a problem with the January issue. It was missing a few pages! Stories “In Solomon’s Caverns” by Charles Edward Barns Charles Edward Barns had his first appearance in issue one with “In a Tiger Trap.” “In Solomon’s Caverns” …
January 28, 2019
Magic Monday, 1/28/19
Last week I put in motion a plan to head to Las Vegas in a few weeks. And one of the acts I plan on seeing is Mac King. The rope trick is one of those old standards that can be new and fun with the right presentation. And if you have a few more …
January 25, 2019
#24in48 Readathon, January 2019
My TBR Pretty much right after I wrote my “It’s Monday…” post, I decided I should read a few more stories with some romance in them. So, I took a look around the online libraries and picked out The Wedding Date and A Cure for Dreaming. I also want to catch up with the other …
January 24, 2019
Review ~ Laurant
Laurant: The Man of Many Mysteries by Gabe Fajuri In 1896, Eugene Laurant became a professional magician. 21 years earlier, as Eugene Greenleaf, he was born on the frontier, in the horse and buggy town that was Denver, Colorado. Billed as the “Man of Many Mysteries,” Laurant spent almost 50 seasons on tour. His stage-filling …
