Monthly Archives: January 2012

Sidewalk Social Media

I saw the woman who wears the Yoda mask at the intersection the other day. I walked over to get a coffee at Peet’s. There was a person talking energetically to another person, both standing next to the streetlight pole, … Continue reading

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The Glister

My comments about John Burnside’s literary horror novel The Glister are up at Fanlit.  If you read my comments here, you will find the fanlit review pretty similar, but a little shorter. Posting it reminded me what a good stylist … Continue reading

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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows

Alan Bradley scores again with I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, the latest Flavia de Luce mystery. Eleven-year-old Flavia is the youngest de Luce daughter, a chemist and de facto detective, solving mysteries in her moldering ancestral mansion, Buckshaw. In Shadows, … Continue reading

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New Year’s Day, Murphys, California

  There used to be one place to get a coffee drink in Murphys. Now there are eight. (There used to be one tasting room, at the west end of town, too, and now Main Street is practically one long … Continue reading

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