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October 20, 2017
Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon – Info & Signup As often happens in October, my Readathon Saturday won’t be as exclusively dedicated to reading as I intended. A friend of ours is back home after being posted overseas and he’s excited to get a new gaming campaign going. But, I should have a clear morning and late …
Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon – Info & Signup As often happens in October, my Readathon Saturday won’t be as exclusively dedicated to reading as I intended. A friend of ours is back home after being posted overseas and he’s excited to get a new gaming campaign going. But, I should have a clear morning and late …
October 19, 2017
Review ~ Dark Screams: Volume Eight
This book was provided to me by Random House Publishing Group – Hydra via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Dark Screams: Volume Eight edited by Brian James Freeman & Richard T. Chizmar Frank Darabont, Bentley Little, Benjamin Percy, Billie Sue Mosiman, Kealan Patrick Burke, and Glen Hirshberg share chilling tales of ancient evils … 
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October 18, 2017
NaNoWriMo 2017 – Prep Post #1
Publicly declaring goals is often not a good thing for me (no, really), but I do like making lists of things that I need/want to get done. This is that. Things to get done before Nov. 1st: Finish a draft of Wicked Witch, Retired. I’m talking a super rough draft. A NaNoWriMo level of quality of … 
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October 16, 2017
It’s Monday, What Are You… (10/16)
…Reading? Saturday is Readathon! I’ll have more about that on Friday (probably). Unfortunately, I haven’t been very excited about any of the novels I’ve been reading and a short story marathon will burn me out. It’s still slump city around here. I might be adding some nonfiction to Saturday’s pile. In the Matter of Nikola … 
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October 11, 2017
Writing Update, 10/11
Wicked Witch, Retired Ended up spending all of last week on rewrites. Didn’t really intend for it to take that long, but that’s how it fell out between the last of the hard drive drama and not feeling well. This week, I’ve added words. The manuscript is over the 60K mark. Abbott stories Had a … 
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October 9, 2017
Down the TBR Hole #4
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 … 
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October 7, 2017
Deal Me In, Week 40 ~ “Visitors”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Visitor” by Jack Dann Card picked: 9♠ From: The Architecture of Fear, edited by Kathryn Cramer and Peter D. Pautz The Story After Mr. Benjamin died, he came back to Charlie’s room for a visit. Charlie is fifteen and is suffering from peritonitis after an appendectomy. … 
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October 6, 2017
Perilous Updates, Week 5
#FrightFall For someone who joined #FrightFall on Sunday, I haven’t done much frightful reading. My eye was turned by a “romance of the mind” involving Nikola Tesla. But, I promise my next few short stories will be suitable. I have a story from Dark Screams: Volume Eight “due” today, a story from The Architecture of Fear … 
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October 5, 2017
Super Retro Review ~ Spooky Tricks
Spooky Tricks by by Rose Wyler, Gerald Ames, Talivaldis Stubis (Illustrator) Learn the secrets of these dazzling tricks and put on a Halloween show that’s sure to bewitch your friends. You will be able to make cards rise, a girl disappear, and a boy float! (via Goodreads) I’m always a little tickled when I’m browsing … 
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