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Thursday, May 20, 2021

AI and Algorithms

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About a year ago, I retired from the design industry to focus more on life. When I started, we still used X-acto blades and wax, and you had...
Thursday, May 13, 2021

My Heart is a Chansaw

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by Stephen Graham Jones Release date: August 31, 2021 If you are into slashers, this latest novel by Stephen Graham Jones is a "must-re...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

In Darkness, Shadows Breathe

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Sorry this review is late. Released in January of this year, In Darkness, Shadows Breathe by Catherine Cavendish from Flame Tree Press fol...
Thursday, February 04, 2021

Creeped Out and Just a Little Bit Hollow

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  The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher My rating: 3 of 5 stars After I finished this one, I wanted more. That is usually a very good sign....
Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

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I had Cynthia Pelayo’s CHILDREN OF CHICAGO as one of my most eagerly anticipated books. Lucky me, I got my hands on an ARC from NetGalley an...
Thursday, January 28, 2021

REVIEW: Children of Chicago

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CHILDREN OF CHICAGO is a caffeine-fueled story that is a melting pot of crime, horror, and myth, like the city itself. It is ever-changing—a...
Sunday, January 03, 2021

My Favorite Reads of the Last Year

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I started 2020 by finishing off Mallory O’Meara’s  Lady from the Black Lagoon . I don’t often read non-fiction, but this one caught my atten...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

O’Connell Ye Faithful

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It’s Christmastime. And we are nearing the end of what I am sure has been a long strange year for everyone. 2021 will bring more changes and...
Sunday, December 06, 2020

Is it really possible to live an ordered and organized life? Is there any fun in that?

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  "Well, only got an hour of daylight left. Better get started" "Isn't it unsafe to travel at night?" "It'l...
Friday, December 04, 2020

No Reason Not To

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  *gasp* *gasp* *pant* *pant* just read Harry Turtledove's No Period on the Tor website & dammit, the man seems to have found acce...
Wednesday, December 02, 2020

The Only Good Indians

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This was one of my most anticipated novels of the year. It did not disappoint as it is easily in my top five of the year. Stephen Graham Jon...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

POW/MIA There re still too many out there.

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I came across this one at a yard sale a few weekends back. Captain Robert Di Tomasso – 7-29-66. He is still listed as missing. God bless.   ...
Friday, August 28, 2020

Meet Mr. Magee

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I was a little over 80,000 words into my novel when I came across the curious account of Sylvester Magee. Mr. Magee died in 1971, around the...
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