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On My Wishlist

Posted on February 18th, 2012

I visited my favourite used book store today The Odd Book to look for some books.  In addition to some specific novels (which I didn’t find) I was looking for local World War Two history books and was able to find three, plus a few other Canadian history books – on Juno Beach and Vimy [...]

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What I’m Reading – Steve Jobs

Posted on February 9th, 2012

No writing getting done.  No interesting posts.  Actually, nothing’s getting done because I’m only on page 137 of the Steve Jobs biography and only have two weeks before it’s due back at the library.  A year ago, that wouldn’t have been a problem.  Now, my reading time is more limited. :(  434 pages to go…

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Podcast Recommendation

Posted on January 14th, 2012

I was trying to figure out what to post today.  Another photo?  A snippet of writing? Well, while I was starring at the blank WordPress screen, I was listening to a podcast.  Well, I listen to a lot of podcasts and while I don’t fancy myself an expert or anything, I know what I like.  Seems [...]

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The 2012 Reading List

Posted on January 2nd, 2012

…sorta. As I said  before, I’m not participating in any particular reading challenges this year so I won’t be picking out the year’s reading list like I did last year.  I’m just gonna go with the flow. Having said that, there are some things that I already know I want to read next – I’ve [...]

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Starved

Posted on May 26th, 2011

Apologies to the rest of my fellow challengers for not reading and commenting this week.  I’m literally running out the door after I post this to go to a conference. She only made it a couple of steps into the room before she stopped in her tracks.  Her mouth hung open in amazement as her [...]

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Review: Guns of the South

Posted on April 12th, 2011

  The Guns of the South; Harry Turtledove Alternate History * Reading Challenge?:  Time Travel Source: Library Book Started:  17 March 2011 Finished:  06 April 2011 What’s it about? The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equpped. Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower.  Then, Andries Rhoodie, a strange [...]

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Monthly Creative Review – February

Posted on March 1st, 2011

February Writing Through February I have been concentrating on typing the written draft-in-progress of Death, Life & Eternity.  I’m getting close to the end of what I have written so far.  When that is done my next step will be to fill in some blanks and think up and write the last third of the [...]

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Review: Angel of Vengeance

Posted on February 26th, 2011

Angel of Vengeance; Trevor O. Munson Adult; Noir/Urban Fantasy * Reading Challenge?:  Mystery & Suspense Source: Purchased from Amazon.ca Started:  23 February 2011 Finished:  24 February 2011 What’s it about? LA-based P.I. and vampire Mick Angel has been hired by a beautiful red-headed burlesque dancer to find her missing sister. But the apparently simple case [...]

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Book Beginnings: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Posted on February 19th, 2011

Another posting ‘meme’ that I’ll be participating in once in a while is Book Beginnings from A Few More Pages. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson It happened every year, almost a ritual.  And this was his eighty-second birthday. The first book in the Millennium Trilogy, I’ve been looking forward to reading this for [...]

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Mini-Review: Sookie Stackhouse Novels

Posted on February 19th, 2011

Sookie Stackhouse Novels (books 1-4), Charlaine Harris Adult; Fantasy * Reading Challenge?:  1st in a Series and 2nds Challenge, as well as extra books Source: Library books, though I may end up buying the series at some point. Started:  January 2011   Finished:  In progress (soon to start book 5 of 12) What’s it about? A [...]

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