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July 19, 2018
Review ~ Heaven’s Ditch
Heaven’s Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal by Jack Kelly The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn’t just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became …
July 16, 2018
Down the TBR Hole 15
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 …
July 14, 2018
Deal Me In, Week 27 ~ “Secret Keeper”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Secret Keeper” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam Card picked: 3♣ Found at: Nightmare Magazine The Story A girl is supposed to be beautiful. A girl is supposed to have rosy red cheeks and a laugh that makes men wilt to think of her bright future. A beautiful …
July 12, 2018
Review ~ World of Trouble
World of Trouble by Ben H. Winters There are just 14 days until a deadly asteroid hits the planet, and America has fallen into chaos. Citizens have barricaded themselves inside basements, emergency shelters, and big-box retail stores. Cash is worthless; bottled water is valuable beyond measure. All over the world, everyone is bracing for the …
July 11, 2018
Writing Update, 7/11
How’s It Going? Or rather, “Hey, Katherine, wasn’t some sort of anthology that you edited supposed to come out last week or something? What’s up with that?” Reader, it’s been a rough couple of weeks… Our Past in the Uncanny Valley is stuck in Amazon review jail. This is a good deal my fault. I …
July 9, 2018
It’s Monday, What Are You… 7/9
…Reading? These last two weeks have been kind of blah reading-wise. Actually, blah everything-wise. That’s how it goes for me in summer. Too much heat and brightness. Heaven’s Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal by Jack Kelly – This book is interesting, but it’s also slow-going. Kelly follows several threads of …
July 5, 2018
Review ~ The Floating Light Bulb
The Floating Light Bulb by John Gaspard MURDER AT THE MALL OF AMERICA When a magician is murdered in the midst of his act at the Mall of America, Eli Marks is asked to step in and take over the daily shows–while also keeping his eyes and ears open for clues about this bizarre homicide. …
July 2, 2018
Wrapping June 2018
Reading Good-ish reading month. Books Finished: 5 Highlights: Fall of Man in Wilmslow byDavid Langercrantz and The Burglar Was Caught by a Skeleton by Jeremy Clay were both solid interesting reads. Books DNFed: 4 – Yeah, I know! Short Stories Read: 25 Highlights: “Playing with Fire” by Arthur Conan Doyle (a non-Sherlock Holmes story concerning …
June 28, 2018
Review ~ The Burglar Caught by a Skeleton
This book was provided to me by Thistle Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Burglar Caught by a Skeleton And Other Singular Tales from the Victorian Press by Jeremy Clay HOLIDAYMAKER FIGHTS OFF AFRICAN LION IN WELSH HOTEL ROOM MAN SWALLOWS MOUSE AND DIES WIFE DRIVEN MAD BY HUSBAND TICKLING FEET …
June 26, 2018
Writing Update, 6/26
How’s It Going? Good! I’m set to publish Our Past in the Uncanny Valley by Monday. Why Monday? June 2nd is the anniversary of its inception. The idea of an anthology of automata fiction came during a WesterCon panel on Victorian sci-fi. And below is the cover and table of contents: “The Sand-man” by E. …
