FF: Mixed and Mingled
Dandy Goes To The Theater
This week my reading has been all over the place, which isn’t bad at all. I’m enjoying hearing what you’re reading…
For those of you just discovering this part of my blog, the Friday Fragments lists what I’ve read over the past week. Most of the time I don’t include details of either short fiction (unless part of a book-length collection) or magazines.
The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive recommendation list, you can look on my website under Neat Stuff.
Once again, this is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a bit of description or a few opinions tossed in.
Recently Completed:
Octavia Gone by Jack McDevitt. A good mystery because the resolution doesn’t solve everything neatly, but instead offers some interesting moral ramifications.
All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartolomew. Sometimes it’s frustrating that writers about gardening automatically assume that anyone reading the book is in the same climate zone as them. Still, I gleaned a few helpful bits from this, while feeling rather smug that the wheel the author seemed to think he’d invented has been in use here for centuries.
In Progress:
Theater of Spies by S.M. Stirling. Book Two in his series set in an Alternate World War I. The first, in case you’re interested, is The Black Chamber. Just started.
Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes by Baker H. Morrow. Microclimates are fascinating. I started reading this for my garden and continued with my writing in mind.
Caesar and Christ by Will Durant. Audiobook. We’re done with the “big name” emperors and taking a look at art, science, etc. It’s fascinating that, with so much to build on, the Romans didn’t make all that many advances.
Also:
I’ve been immersed in a lot of work toward future projects. Stay tuned for official announcements…
