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January 21, 2019
Magic Monday, 1/21/19
I’m a sucker for magic history, but I usually don’t delve much farther back than the 1850s. Back in October, Mariano Tomatis gave a lecture about where the Gothic and stage magic sometimes intersect. If you don’t have time to watch/listen to the lecture, it’s also available at Tomatis’ Blog of Wonder in post and …
January 19, 2019
#DealMeIn2019, Week 3 ~ “With the Best of Intentions”
“With the Best of Intentions” by Paul Doherty and Pat Murphy Card Picked: Ace♥️From: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July-August 2017 People like to think in terms of cause and effect. We want things to be simple: You do X and you get Y. But then it comes to natural systems, it’s just …
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January 17, 2019
Review ~ Duped
This book was provided to me by Perseus Books via NetGalley for review consideration. Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married by Abby Ellin From the day Abby Ellin’s went on her first date with The Commander, she was caught up in a whirlwind. Within five months he’d proposed, and …
January 16, 2019
Writing Update, 1/16/19
2018 ~ What Happened? 2018 was an interesting year. In 2017, I came away from WesterCon with a bunch of creative energy. Unfortunately, by the end of the year, I had ground out on the novel I was working on* and was feeling pretty dismal again. Eventually, I switched gears to work on a project …
Writing Update, 1/16
2018 ~ What Happened? 2018 was an interesting year. In 2017, I came away from WesterCon with a bunch of creative energy. Unfortunately, by the end of the year, I had ground out on the novel I was working on* and was feeling pretty dismal again. Eventually, I switched gears to work on a project …
January 14, 2019
Magic Monday, 1/14/19
Today’s bit of magic comes via Dean Carnegie and his Magic Detective blog. Last week, he featured a guest post by Ron Pearson about his upcoming play Minerva, Queen of Handcuffs. The play is opening in Edmonton, Canada and sounds wonderful. Minerva was a female escapologist and a contemporary of Houdini’s. Dean gave Minerva her …
January 12, 2019
#DealMeIn2019, Week 2 ~ “A Dog’s Story”
“A Dog’s Story” by Gardner Dozois Card Picked: 3♥From: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July-August 2017 He was old, and his hip hurt him these days, and he had long ago quit bothering to bark at cars, but his still-restless spirit wouldn’t let him go to sleep without tasting the night… I wasn’t …
January 11, 2019
Review ~ A Song for Quiet
A Song for Quiet by Cassandra Khaw Deacon James is a rambling bluesman straight from Georgia, a black man with troubles that he can’t escape, and music that won’t let him go. On a train to Arkham, he meets trouble — visions of nightmares, gaping mouths and grasping tendrils, and a madman who calls himself …
January 9, 2019
Down the TBR Hole 17
This is a meme started by Lia at Lost in a Story. The “rules” are: Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf. Order on ascending date added. Take the first 5 (or 10 (or even more!) if you’re feeling adventurous) books. Of course, if you do this weekly, you start where you left off the last …
January 7, 2019
Magic Monday, 1/7/19
I figure the New Year is a good time to revive my twist on celebrating the first day of the week: Magic Monday. To kick off the year, let’s start with Eric Chien’s award-winning Ribbon routine. It’s on the longer side, but well worth it. It’s Monday! What am I… …reading? Duped: Double Lives, False …
