Comic creator’s niece is missing
If anyone who visits this blog is in Colorado, or knows someone in Colorado, you might be able to forward this news to others nearby, who could possibly help with information. Comic creator Frank...
View ArticleDear Spam Commenters,
You realize that NOBODY EVER SEES YOUR SPAM, yes? Not a single one of my readers sees the teeniest tiniest glimmer of a single pixel of your spam. Even I don’t read them; they’re so obvious that I do...
View ArticleFarewell to Frank McCourt
Such sad news, that author Frank McCourt has died. (“Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize Winner, dies”) He was the retired school teacher who sprang into public notice in his 60s, with the publication of his...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month: Favourite Authors?
Anyone who's talked books with me for any length of time will already know my favourite female author -- my favourite author, period. Dorothy Dunnett is my favourite fiction author of all time. [...]
View ArticleFriday Cat Blogging – Fang Shui
Friday Cat Blogging is again upon us. And as always, the feline sage Catfucious provides Fang Shui words to live by: Use the energy of the earth to ensure a successful hunt. Flatten your body: become...
View ArticleWhat if these authors had died?
I just can't imagine the world without The Brothers Karamazov. The thought is kind of boggling. [...]
View ArticleReading Bingo: Nice Way to set Reading Goals
Random House Canada has a Bingo card with different types of books on each square.
View ArticleThoughts on the Hardcopied challenge
I want to set aside more long stretches of time to just read. And think. And absorb.
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