Let’s face it - no Chinese product has garnered so much interest around the globe since they exported the bubonic plague back in the 14th Century. With their latest invention, COVID-19, making significant inroads into the Hysterical Highlands, we face constant media reports highlighting every new case, all delivered with the same grim determination that …
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Whether viewed as a threat or a promise, I'm following through from my last blog and giving you all an excerpt of the fantasy novel I've been revising lately. The novel fits very nicely into the 'young adult/fantasy/Norse mythology/apocalyptic/love story' genre. Several drafts earlier, the few people I could get to read it, liked the …
I am sure that my loyal followers have been wondering where I’ve been. What have I been doing to drag me away from those juicy headlines that have ignited the very air in crackling electrical currents over the past few months? A quick sampling will suffice to show that I haven’t been entirely bereft of …
You may be one of the many people who are still frantically trying to find the perfect present for each and every loved one. Christmas has a tendency to roll along, whether you’re prepared or not. The trick is to avoid getting rolled over. There are many joys in the season, usually bound with the …
What the Wind Brings by Matthew Hughes. Published by Pulp Literature Press in Vancouver, 2019 For readers who already know the fiction of Matthew Hughes, and there are sadly far too few, his latest book may surprise those who are expecting more of his usual fare. His fictional writing, while taking brief excursions into murder …
I was watching the giant fires in California and Australia over the past week and marveling at the speed and destruction the flames can accomplish. The most irksome thing in common with both sets of fires is the ability of TV commentators to acknowledge that the scale of devastation caused by these conflagrations is undoubtedly …
So much to read, so little time. I use to be more forgiving and slog through many books, only to get to the end and wonder why I bothered. These days I find that I’m less inclined to continue reading a book that hasn’t captured my attention in the first fifty pages and, even when …
Continue reading Murder, Myths, Swamps, Goldfinches and Mr. Lincoln
Monty Python may have much in common with the general craziness and hilarity of politics, but at least the Pythons offered a little more variety than occurs in the halls of power. My last political blogs were written in the lead up to Kanadoodle's general election. Dustbin Truthless, our beloved Prime Ribber and leader of …
This is a gentle and beguiling novel that reminded me a little of Alexander McCall Smith or Paul Gallico when he was writing some of his sentimental books. Amor Towles, like Smith, has persuasive characters who triumph over the trials of life by adherence to civility and a flexible view towards the foibles of others. …
After selling close to half a billion books, J.K. Rowling could probably find a publisher for her weekly grocery list. She could easily rest on her well-deserved laurels and not write another book. But she hasn't done either and forges into new territory with her writing. 'The Casual Vacancy', her first book 'for adults', is …
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