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October 22, 2018
A Day in Spain spent Mainly on the Plane – Aga-Boom in Barcelona October 2018
The theme for my weekend getaway with Aga-Boom was “Late.” Here’s how it all went down: Friday October 19, 2018 As is often the case, Aga-Boom trips start with Iryna sending a message asking if I’m available for certain dates. In this case, it was a one day show at a clown festival in Barcelona […]
October 18, 2018
Everything you need to know about Lithuania? Except Kaunas :)
Here’s a wonderful look at Lithuania, something a little more than the “G Spot” of Europe. Sure, he doesn’t mention Kaunas, but it’s still pretty cool! #SALTIBARSCIAI
October 16, 2018
100 Best Horror Novels And Stories : NPR
Who doesn’t like to be scared? Okay, sure, lots of people don’t. But in case you’re not one of them, NPR has once again taken an informal and completely non-scientific poll to find the 100 Best Horror Novels And Stories. Naturally, they did it this year, 2018, since it marks the 200th anniversary of the […]
October 1, 2018
Glidin’ High | David Magazine
This month I’m writing about non-powered flight which reaches out to touch the edge of space! Source: Glidin’ High | David Magazine
September 23, 2018
Little-Known Punctuation Marks for National Punctuation Day | Mental Floss
Because sometimes periods, commas, colons, semi-colons, dashes, hyphens, apostrophes, question marks, exclamation points, quotation marks, brackets, parentheses, braces, and ellipses won’t do, here’s a list of Little-Known Punctuation Marks for National Punctuation Day thanks to Mental FlossMental Floss!
September 22, 2018
The Earthly Messenger
A while ago, I particpated in the Kickstarter to get this statue cast and in place. And now there’s a live webcam going so you can see it anytime. In case your day needs a little Bowie.
September 14, 2018
And Yet…
I used to know the killer. This is not a line I ever thought I’d type outside of a mystery novel, or one that I would ever utter in a straight forward, non-ironic literal way. But, as of September 10, 2018, it’s now a part of who I am and what I know. To be […]
September 11, 2018
On Women and Speculative Fiction
So oftentimes I will read something I like and want to share it here on the blog. For whatever reason the mind kicks in and says “this is something which should be preserved.” So I file it away and eventually, I write up my thoughts about the link and then I set it to post. […]
September 7, 2018
Who Are the Forgotten Greats of Science Fiction? | Tor.com
Who Are the Forgotten Greats of Science Fiction? Tor.com blogger James Davis Nicoll asks this question and while I’m familiar and widely read in some of these folks, there are also a bunch I don’t know and a few I’ve never heard of. So here’s another set of books and authors to go on my reading […]
September 4, 2018
Same Faces New Chairs | David Magazine
Jewish Federation is Rebranded as Jewish Nevada and Now Includes Northern Nevada and the Jewish Community Center. In other words, I’m writing about the Las Vegas Jewish community! Source: Same Faces New Chairs | David Magazine
