Sunday, October 29, 2023

Double Takes

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Did you ever glimpse an attractively grizzled former President of the United States, dancing barefoot on a beach with a lady who did not lo...
Friday, October 27, 2023

Karen S. Wiesner {Put This One on Your TBR List}: Cast a Cold Eye by Alan Ryan

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{Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: Cast a Cold Eye by Alan Ryan by Karen S. Wiesner Here's a legitimate question that I posed ...
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Thursday, October 26, 2023

A World Without Christmas

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The Hallmark channel has already begun its annual Countdown to Christmas movie marathon. For us (Episcopalians) the season runs from the fir...
Sunday, October 22, 2023

Say, Say, Say

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" Say, say, say ..."  Is that one word? Or is it three? Is that a quibble ? Does it matter? It might. Some would say that the cont...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Karen S. Wiesner {Put This One on Your TBR List}: Malorie (sequel to Bird Box) by Josh Malerman

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{Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: Malorie (sequel to Bird Box ) by Josh Malerman by Karen S. Wiesner Bird Box , a post-...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Defining Death

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I've been reading a book called WHEN THE "DEAD" ROSE IN BRITAIN, by Nicole C. Salomone. After a forty-page overview of the his...
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Enunciation

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Enunciation matters. Enunciation is the art or skill or ability to pronounce words clearly. Some minor celebrities have it, and some don...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Karen S. Wiesner {Put This One on Your TBR List}: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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{Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke by Karen S. Wiesner Published in 2020, Piranesi by the celebrated au...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Learning Without Brains

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Can creatures without brains think? Many of them can learn, so are they thinking? This article highlights several brainless life forms capab...
Friday, October 06, 2023

Karen S. Wiesner {Put This One on Your TBR List}: Wildwood by Colin Meloy; illustrated by Carson Ellis

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{Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: Wildwood by Colin Meloy; illustrated by Carson Ellis by Karen S. Wiesner Wildwood is the first ...
Thursday, October 05, 2023

Mental Illness in Horror

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The Horror Writers Association's monthly newsletter has started running a column about the treatment of mental illness in horror fiction...
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Sunday, October 01, 2023

On Moderation

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To the people who leave comments that get flagged by our host for moderation, thank you. Thank you for your support and for the very kind wo...
Friday, September 29, 2023

Karen S. Wiesner {Put This One on Your TBR List} Beneath the Shadows by Sara Foster

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{Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: Beneath the Shadows by Sara Foster by Karen S. Wiesner I'm a fan of Gothic suspense thrille...
Thursday, September 28, 2023

In Celebration of Happy Endings

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In fiction, is a sad conclusion more "realistic" than a happy one? "The belief seems to be that tragic or unhappy endings are...
Sunday, September 24, 2023

What's Moral Turpitude Got To Do With It?

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Isn't " turpitude " sufficient? Isn't "moral turpitude" somewhat tautologous ? In any case, it is all about when...
Friday, September 22, 2023

Karen S. Wiesner {Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: The Ritual by Adam Nevill

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{Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: The Ritual by Adam Nevill by Karen S. Wiesner The Ritual by Adam Nevill is a supernatural horr...