Yes, I'm here, still a captive to COVID19. I'm enjoying the quiet and finding lots of time to to sit and write. I'm actually accomplishing something, even if it's not here in the blog. But, hoping to provoke joy unbounded, I am attaching a bit of my latest opus entitled 'Punto and Me'. 'Punto and …
A Long Book Series for Covid Captives
Josiah Bancroft, who continues to write a series of fantasy books under the ‘Tower of Babel’ series, is an author I’ve mentioned before in relation to the first book in the series, ‘Senlin Ascends’. My dearest darling daughter (DDD) gave me that book a few Christmases ago and followed it up this last December with …
What to Do, When You’re Blue and Covid-19’s After You
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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The Odin Incident
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 …
Where, or Where Can He Be?
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 …
Three Christmas Favorites
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
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 …
The Rant on Global Warming
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 …
Murder, Myths, Swamps, Goldfinches and Mr. Lincoln
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 …
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And Now for Something Completely the Same
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 …
Richard's Left Bank 