Cruel Zinc Melodies This is a good one. As with the best mystery plots, the seemingly simple grows increasingly complex. There is a lot going on. And Cook is planting more clues regarding the Tinnie Tate/Garrett relationship. I’d ignored those last time through Cruel Zinc Melodies. I wanted only to see the good side of… Continue reading The Great Garrett Reread Part VI
Day: July 17, 2022
Dreams and the Perilous Realm. Resurrected Post.
November 13, 2016 Dreams and the Perilous Realm At what point during parenthood do you begin getting a full night’s sleep again. I’m nearly at the three-year mark and I’m still not there. I’m tired. I mention this because I was considering today’s post with my head on my wife’s shoulder. She asked if was… Continue reading Dreams and the Perilous Realm. Resurrected Post.
Library Progress Report. Resurrected Post.
November 6, 2016 Library Progress Report I have yet to decide what to call this room. Library? Den? Study? Office? What best suits it? I don’t know. At this point it remains a work in progress. Though I have made progress. Check it out. My wife and I refinished this desk. (She finds the process… Continue reading Library Progress Report. Resurrected Post.
Appendix N and the Witchy World of Andre Norton. Resurrected Post.
October 30, 2016 Appendix N and the Witchy World of Andre Norton Well, as a cover it certainly is a…cover. I come at last to Andre Norton, long a gap in my Appendix N reading. While she has always floated within my awareness as a reader, I remained unfamiliar with her works. I did pick… Continue reading Appendix N and the Witchy World of Andre Norton. Resurrected Post.
Seveneves. Resurrected Post.
October 23, 2016 Seveneves I finished Neal Stephenson’s latest, Seveneves, earlier this week during my commute. It certainly passed the time, immersing me in a world other than the traffic-filled one about me. Seveneves is lengthy. If you read Stephenson you know what your are in for: highly detailed descriptions of anything and everything.… Continue reading Seveneves. Resurrected Post.
The Black Dog’s Bite. Resurrected Post.
October 16, 2016 The Black Dog’s Bite Winston Churchill battled against attacks of the ‘black dog.’ To what extent this has been exaggerated by historians, biographers, and journalists is beyond the scope of my remarks here. The point is, despite bouts of depression, Mr. Churchill still produced an astonishing amount of written work. (Seriously, take… Continue reading The Black Dog’s Bite. Resurrected Post.