Category Archives: Adventure

Daylight Savings Time

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Rick Robinson

Bah. I dislike it, intensely. It’s unnecessary, expensive, annoying, senseless and “saves” nothing. I say do away with it! D

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short stories read

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Rick Robinson

The Golden Anaconda and Other Strange Tales of Adventure by Elmer Brown Mason, introduction by John Locke, [Off-Trail Publications, 2009 trade paper, 269 pages] – pulp reprint – Five short stories featuring Wandering Smith (from The Popular Magazine) and five … Continue reading →

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Gratefully Received – part TWO

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Continuing with the books I received for Christmas… The Bellamy Trial by Francis Noyes Hart. One of the very first legal thrillers. Hart (1890-1943) drew on accounts of the 1922 Hall-Mills murder, the most notorious of her day. But the trial … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, At Home in Portland, Books & Reading, Mystery | 8 Comments

Current Reading: Slugfest by Reed Tucker

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC – Reed Tucker, De Capo Press, 2017 hardcover I posted about this one a few weeks ago, now I’ve finished reading it. To get up to speed, read that earlier post … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Books: The Shadow: Partners of Peril

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Rick Robinson

The Shadow: “Partners of Peril by Maxwell Grant (Theodore Tinsley), forward by  Jerry Robinson, The Shadow Volume 9, Nostalgia Ventures 2007, oversized trade paper. “Partners of Peril” from The Shadow Magazine, November 1, 1936, plus “The Shadowy Origins of Batman” by Will Murray, and “Spotlight … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Incoming – Books of Interest

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Yes, I got some books for my birthday, and thought these might be of interest to you. The first two are from the excellent British Library Crime Classics series. The next is a huge collection of The Thinking Machine stories, … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Books: The Shadow: Lingo

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Rick Robinson

The Shadow: “Lingo” by Maxwell Grant (Walter  B. Gibson), forward by Jerry Robinson, The Shadow Volume 9, Nostalgia Ventures 2007, oversized trade paper, “Lingo”, from The Shadow Magazine, April 1, 1935,  plus “The Shadowy Origins of Batman” by Will Murray, and “Spotlight on The Shadow” by Anthony … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Slugfest by Reed Tucker

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC – Reed Tucker, De Capo Press, 2017 hardcover I wasn’t into comics that much as a kid, except for those few my parents approved, which pretty much meant Disney comics. … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: – – –

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Rick Robinson

There is Fall pruning and clean-up in the garden, especially now that the leaves are falling. There has been baseball darn near every night, but that ended with the awful showing of the Dodgers (Gaaa!). I’ve either been busy or … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Velocity Weapon by Megan O’Keefe

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Velocity Weapon by Megan O’Keefe, Orbit Books, June 2019 trade paper I read a September 6th post on the Black Gate blog about this book in which John O’Neal said: “The last book in [her previous] series appeared in 2017, so I’ve been keeping … Continue reading →

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