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Deal Me In, Week 48 ~ “Veil of Ignorance”

Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Veil of Ignorance” by David Barr Kirtley Card picked: 6♦ From: Lightspeed, Issue 57, Feb. 2015 The Story “Veil of Ignorance” is a science fiction short story based on John Rawls’ philosophical concept of the same name. Rawls’ theory is that (and forgive me, I know …

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NaNoWriMo 2017 ~ Wrap-Up

My goal in November was to put aside Wicked Witch, Retired for a while get a grip on my One Ahead project. One Ahead is a series of short novella mysteries—what I’ve decided is probably the best form for the David Abbott stories I want to tell. My goal is to have three stories finished before …

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Review ~ Cabal

Cabal by Clive Barker Cabal is the story of Boone, a tortured soul haunted by the conviction that he has committed atrocious crimes. In a necropolis in the wilds of Canada, he seeks refuge and finds the last great creatures of the world – the shape-shifters known as the Nightbreed. They are possessed of unearthly …

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Nonfiction November 2017 – New to My TBR

Nonfiction November 2017 Info Week 5: (Nov. 27 to Dec. 1) Host-: Lory @ Emerald City Book Review: New to My TBR: It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! This year, …

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Pinned: December 2017 TBR

So, here we are. The end is nigh. I ended up participating in only three year-long challenges: Deal Me In, Shelf Maintenance, and the Goodreads Reading Challenge. I’ve kept up with Deal Me In though I haven’t always posted. Shelf Maintenance is the reckoning of my purchases—I always need to read more of what I’ve …

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Post Hodgepodge – November 2017

When I don’t have much to say, but still want to post… NaNoWriMo 2017 ~ Week 3 Update Went through my previous NaNoWriMo attempts and pieced together about 2/3 of a story. I’m working my way through rewriting, but it hasn’t been without a few snags. (Mainly due to my dithering.) Review ~ Salvation on …

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Nonfiction November 2017 – What makes a favorite?

Nonfiction November 2017 Info Week 4: (Nov. 20 to 24) – Katie @ Doing Dewey: Nonfiction Favorites: We’ve talked about how you pick nonfiction books in previous years, but this week I’m excited to talk about what makes a book you’ve read one of your favorites. Is the topic pretty much all that matters? Are …

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Review ~ Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women

Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women by Ricky Jay Ricky Jay is one of the world’s great sleight-of-hand artists. He is also a most unusual and talented scholar, specializing in the bizarre, exotic, and fantastic side of the human species. The youngest magician to have appeared on television, Jay has become well known for his astonishing …

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NaNoWriMo 2017 – Week 2 Update

What Am I Doing? – Magical Rebellion 2017 Finished rewriting “The Horrid Haunting.” Man, that word count makes it feel like I haven’t done any work… (I’m taking 1/5 words for rewriting.) 5386 / 50000 But, I do feel like the story is pretty solid. It needs a couple of things cleaned up and it’s …

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Nonfiction November 2017 – Become an Expert: Folklore in the Digital Age

Nonfiction November 2017 Info Week 3: (Nov. 13 to 17) – Kim @ Sophisticated Dorkiness: Be The Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert: Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert), you can put the …

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