Category Archives: Books & Reading

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 19, 2020 by

I’ll be off the blog until December, just relaxing and enjoying Thanksgiving, so I’ll see everyone next month. Stay good!

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Wednesday Short Stories from Three Collections / Anthologies

Posted on November 17, 2020 by

Here are the three short story collections / anthologies I’m working on right now. At some point – probably pretty soon – I’ll take a break to read a novel. from The Thinking Machine: Fifty Novelettes and Short Stories: by … Continue reading →

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Currently…

Posted on November 15, 2020 by

We’ve had a lot of rain in the past week, with more expected every day for at least another. That’s good, we need it, and the snowpack that’s being dropped in the mountains, which provides the water in the Summer … Continue reading →

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Forgotten stories: That’s a LOT of stories & pages!

Posted on November 12, 2020 by

I was looking at some of the anthologies I have on hand in the To Be Read area, and was impressed by the fact that they are so thick. Why am I posting this under the Forgotten Books category? Because … Continue reading →

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Wednesday short story: “Crooked Souls” by Dashiell Hammett

Posted on November 10, 2020 by

Story from THE CONTINENTAL OP: THE COMPLETE CASE FILES, (Kindle ebook edition)“Crooked Souls” first appeared in Black Mask, October 1, 1923 Harvey Gatewood’s daughter has been kidnapped, and the Op has been assigned to the case. After wading through Gatewood’s … Continue reading →

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Yaaaaaay!

Posted on November 9, 2020 by

Thank goodness. In a couple of months Trump will be out of office, whether he likes (or accepts it) or not. It’s a pity the Senate looks to stay in the hands of the GOP, it will make the undoing … Continue reading →

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FFB: Maigret Hesitates by Georges Simenon

Posted on November 5, 2020 by

Maigret Hesitates by Georges Simenon, translated by Lyn Moir, Harcourt Brace Harvest Book 1970 mass market paperback, mystery. Number 68 in the series. The Blurb: When a series of letters, written on expensive stationery, arrive at Maigret’s desk stating that a murder … Continue reading →

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FFB: I Go Pogo by Walt Kelly

Posted on October 29, 2020 by

I Go Pogo by Walt Kelly, Simon & Schuster 1952 trade paper, 190 pages, comic collection. My copy is well-used, not as nice as the one in the image. Yes, I’ve made up my mind how I’m voting. I Go … Continue reading →

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Birthday Goodness

Posted on October 27, 2020 by

It was too much, frankly. I had been putting things on my Amazon wishlist for a while, and I thought I’d get a couple of them and instead I got almost all of them. When Barbara brought out the packages, … Continue reading →

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seventy-five

Posted on October 26, 2020 by

It’s difficult to believe I’ve been living for seventy five years, but yes, I have and today’s my birthday. Three quarters of a century is a damn long time. I’m still chugging along, overweight and with some medical issues, but … Continue reading →

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