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May 27, 2017
Deal Me In, Week 21 ~ “Buffalo”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Buffalo” by John Kessel Card picked: 4♦ From: Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 57 (Feb. 2015) The Story I picked stories from this issue of Lightspeed Magazine for Deal Me In back in October/November-ish of last year. It was an issue I had downloaded at some point in the … 
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May 25, 2017
Review ~ Wicked Wonders
This book was provided to me by Tachyon Publications via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Wicked Wonders by Ellen Klages The Scott O’Dell award-winning author of The Green Glass Sea returns with her second collection: a new decade of lyrical stories with vintage flair. Inside of these critically-acclaimed tales are memorable characters who … 
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May 22, 2017
It’s Monday, What Are You… 5/22
…Reading? Finished Ellen Klages’s Wicked Wonders last week. I should have a review of that on Thursday. (Spoiler alert: I thought it was pretty darn good.) This week I’ll be continuing with Michael Pronko’s forthcoming thriller The Last Train. So far, so good. I’ll also be starting the May/June issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and … 
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May 20, 2017
Deal Me In, Week 20 ~ “Trust Me”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Trust Me” by Joseph Lyons Card picked: 7♠ From: The Architecture of Fear, ed. by Kathryn Cramer and Peter D. Pautz The Story A few weeks back I read a story in this anthology by a very famous horror writer, but I didn’t post about it. … 
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May 17, 2017
Writing Update, 5/17
Agatha kept her hands at her sides to resist straightening Kelvaro's room. He'd spent too much time alone. #1lineWed — Katherine Nabity (@Katen) May 17, 2017 Progress I didn’t finish my rewrite of the first nine chapters by the end of last week, but I did finish it on Monday. That has to be the … 
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May 15, 2017
It’s Monday, What Are You… 5/15
…Reading? I ran out of Bout of Books steam by Thursday. Brain fog on Wednesday meant I got behind on my writing work, and I weirdly slumped in my reading enthusiasm too. But I had fun Monday through Wednesday! This week: I should be finishing Wicked Wonders and starting The Last Train with a little Adelaide … 
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May 11, 2017
Review ~ Curiosity
Curiosity by Gary L. Blackwood Philadelphia, PA, 1835. Rufus, a twelve-year-old chess prodigy, is recruited by a shady showman named Maelzel to secretly operate a mechanical chess player called the Turk. The Turk wows ticket-paying audience members and players, who do not realize that Rufus, the true chess master, is hidden inside the contraption. But … 
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May 10, 2017
Writing Update, 5/10
The lure of open water was more than any duck, even a wunder duck, could resist. #1linewed — Katherine Nabity (@Katen) May 10, 2017 Progress I had Eric read last Thursday. He read the first 50 or so pages and then we talked. We hashed out a couple of things that had been bugging me and … 
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May 8, 2017
Bout of Books 19
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 8th and runs through Sunday, May 14th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but … Continue reading Bout of Books 19
May 6, 2017
Deal Me In, Week 18 ~ “The Real Work”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “The Real Work” by Adam Gopnik Card picked: 2♣ – A Wild Card! From: The New Yorker, March 17, 2008 The Essay For today’s wild card pick, I went to my Pocket queue to browse. Alas, I’m still a little hungover from last weekend’s readathon, and … Continue reading Deal Me In, Week 18 ~ “The Real Work”
