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For spiritual, paranormal, fantasy readers - a lot of us; I showed you my theme "Ethereal"! https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/ethere...

"Celtic Coasts" is my newest, starting its third year on February 1 with the others. For all of your Celtic authors, settings, and legends: I'll see you there! Mine is the only group for all 3 Celtic countries. https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/celtic...

I made good progress for two evenings. We are in a real story now. We feel for the Lacasse family, poor when WWII must have been bad enough. We admire Florentine, their eldest daughter holding them together with the sole income. We like her Dad too, even though he isn't smart about staying put to keep their income secure. But Florentine is vain and stupid about love and dating. I remember some of how this ends.

I have made progress! A few pages per night had not produced movement but I think I am past the snapshot of places, historic and time period situations, and the feelings of numerous personages. I sense the shape of a story solidifying. When it does, I will be able to enjoy this. It is outside my favourite reading and genres. However if a story interests any of us, any person will continue with zest and pleasure.

It seems my previous update gave last year's post. I'm happy for you to visit that too.

Here is my own fresh post, for my "Ethereal" reading theme. It will yield a great variety. https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/2018/0...

I thought readers and friends might like a look at my personal page, participating in my own "Ethereal" reading challenge. Here is what I propose to read for my favourite spiritual, mystical, paranormal, magic theme! https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/2017/0...

My goal is to get in a good boost of reading today and settle into my usual bedtime reading early enough, that I don't fall asleep on only a few pages. There's good TV on "X-Files" night and "Star Trek Discovery" and "Oak Island" night! I am sure that if I get past the introductory phase, even literary wartime fiction will engage me in its story. I want this finished as a translated Canadian oeuvre within January.

This is the multiple language, multiple award-winning launch of Manitoba's own Gabrielle Roy's author's career. It is high time I read it, even though a heavy world war II poverty story is not my kind of literature. For challenge lovers, it fits my "Gentle Spectrums" group in three categories: Canadian, music, and history! https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/gentle...

The sign-up pages of all four of my blog's reading themes ("challenges") have been made for 2018 and are ready for you to see! I hope you join me. The handy menu for all of their contents is right here. Yours Truly, Carolyn. https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/headqu...

One of my two most anticipated groups, "My Kind Of Mystery", is reading for sign-ups for 2018! https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/mykind...

Nova Scotia's history is more diverse and older than I knew and I was aware of a lot of the basics. I needed another reinvigorated dose of history and geographical terrain for my writing and suddenly received it, better than I imagined when I selected this book. My background in the Oak Island mystery has strengthened and is advancing well too.

Our new year's page is ready for Celtic Coasts 2018! I will make the accompanying pages and menus later. Here it is! https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/celtic...

Would you like a peek at Ethereal 2018? Accompanying menus aren't done yet but my sign-up page is back! https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/ethere...

Would you like a peek at Ethereal 2018? Accompanying menus aren't done yet but my sign-up page is back!

I bought this new years ago and I am thrilled to be reading it. There are people who know about this fantastic Nova Scotian-Canadian enigma because of Rick's & Marty Lagina's television show. I love that show. I'm glad Canada is becoming known for special things about us. However I'm making note that I knew about Oak Island's mystery a long time ago! Actually, this was my subject for a school speech I delivered!

Most of this was boring, repetitive in terms of needless examples of how "small" and "tidy" Hercule is. Worse, how intelligent he was to the point of conceit in that description and mimimizing of John, a veteran. These short stories of Agatha's have me disliking someone I liked in two preceding proper novels. I am nearly finished them! Also, thankfully, these latest stories are at least interesting and enjoyable.

This is so boring, I scarcely continue each night. That has partly to do with being tired enough to sleep quickly and seldom liking short stories. However, there is no eagerness to continue Hercule's know-it-all-ism and John Hasting's (his name is "John", not Hastings either!) wishing-to-catch-a-break. I hope Agatha stopped calling him "the little man". No one wants that and the repitition is annoying above that.