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May 12, 2014
Monday Morning Music
The sun is out and it’s supposed to hit 80 here today. So, it’s feeling like summer! That made picking today’s video pretty easy. My friend E suggested Ingrid Michaelson‘s recent single last week mainly because of the Robert Palmer-esque video of “Girls Chase Boys” is so fun. It is! And definitely has that summer […]
May 6, 2014
Maze by J.M. McDermott – A Review
Maze J.M. McDermott Apex Book Company (December 2013) science fiction/fantasy/horror: it’s got it all 3.7/5 I found J.M. McDermott’sMazeto be an interesting read. It’s the latest LibraryThing Early Reviewer book on my TBR list and is quite different from a lot of what I’ve read recently. Maze is divided into sections: the mazes of four […]
May 5, 2014
Monday Morning Music – Cinco de Mayo Edition
Okay, so here in the U.S. a lot of folks like to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Kind of like St. Patrick’s Day, the holiday isn’t quite as big a partying deal in Mexicao as it is here, but USians do love excuses to drink, so there you go. I like having excuses to play fun […]
April 28, 2014
Monday Morning Music
Good morning, everyone! So, last week I posted a video from Todd Snider’s new band. He lives in Tennessee, you know. As does a good friend of mine, who just moved to Memphis. She’s loving it down there. Alpha Reader and I miss her, though, so we’ve been pondering a mix tape for her. It’s […]
April 21, 2014
Monday Morning Music
How did it get to be April 21 already? I hope all y’all had a pleasant 4/20 however you celebrated it. Part of mine was spent working in our iris bed trying to beat back the lawn. Damn, I’m out of shape. But now it’s Monday morning and time for music! This time, I picked […]
April 18, 2014
The Book of Apex: Volume Four of Apex Magazine – A Review
The Book of Apex: Volume Four of Apex Magazine Lynne M. Thomas, Editor Apex Book Company, October 3013 4.14/5 I received an electronic copy of The Book of Apex: Volume Four of Apex Magazine through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer program in exchange for an honest review. Gotta say I was pleased. The Book of Apex: Volume […]
April 14, 2014
Monday Morning Music
Another Monday! Let’s see if I can get a video posted today. I’ve been listening to a lot of Los Lobos in the car lately, so they’re my pick for this week. They’ve been a favorite of mine ever since Will The Wolf Survive came out in 1984. They’re a great band to see live, […]
April 10, 2014
Words in Progress
I’ve been on vacation from the dayjob this week and it’s been lovely. But I’ve let the blog slide. I owe you a Monday Morning Music, there’s a book review I need to write, and it’s time for another update on my writing. Let’s do that one! There’s been a lot of writing the last […]
March 31, 2014
Monday Morning Music
It’s the last Monday of March. That means it’s the last Monday of Women’s History Month. I wanted to post videos from a woman I don’t listen to that often any more, but who I still admire tremendously. Joni Mitchell. If we’re going to choose a genius from the 1960s (and we can only choose […]
March 27, 2014
Matchbox Girls by Chrysoula Tzavelas – A Review
Matchbox Girls by Chrysoula Tzavelas 324 pages, Candlemark & Gleam (February 2012) Contemporary/Urban Fantasy 4.5/5 As you can see by the publication date, I’m a little late to the party with Matchbox Girls. But, then again, books don’t really go bad (for the most part), and I reviewed one from the nineteenth century last year, […]
