Monthly Archives: August 2021

The Way We Live Now #19: Covid Test

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Marion

A couple of Sundays ago I got a call from a friend. She left a voicemail, didn’t say what it was about, didn’t leave a text. We spent about 20 minutes playing voicemail tag before she reached me, to tell … Continue reading →

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3 Rules for an Ann Cleeves Mystery

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Marion

(Warning, spoilers.)Ann Cleeves is a British mystery writer, who has won the Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, and has two of her detective series, the Vera Stanhope books and the Shetland series, adapted for BBC television. Her books are extremely popular. … Continue reading →

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Flowers

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Marion

I got to the botanical garden during peak dahlia season. The banks of lush blooms, looking like time-frozen fireworks, have benches interspersed so you can sit and rest your feet after you’ve walked down from the terrace, through the first … Continue reading →

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MCWC 2021 Finished Up

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Marion

Another conference is in the books. Like last year’s, this conference was online. Like last year’s this worked pretty well for me. It worked better for me in one respect; I participated online from a room at the Alegria Inn … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Marion

Tor.com has posted the cover for Comeuppance Served Cold! Helen Crawford-White, who created the cover for G. Willow Wilson’s The Bird King among many other wonderful covers, is the artist. I suppose I could be happier, but I don’t really … Continue reading →

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