It’s that time of month, and this time things are really, really, tight. Hyperion and I will be covering Malice Domestic, a wonderful mystery convention held in Arlington, VA this weekend. We’ll also be at Maryland Sheep and Wool on Sunday — the biggest sheep and wool event on the east coast. And, we’ll also […]
Raining off and on all day. Rain always seems to create the perfect day for reading, especially mysteries — maybe it’s the grey sky, overcast cloudiness, and feeling of oppression — or is that just the headache . Anyway, I spent a good part of the day reading Holly Blues by Susan Wittig Albert. It’s […]
Today was one of those days where you go as fast as you can all day but never get anywhere. I sent out the notices on the reviews on SFRevu and Gumshoe Review. Moved books forward for another month for the reviewers. Entered some news items. All while doing the wash, folding clothes, and other […]
It took until nearly 1 a.m. on April 1st but SFRevu and Gumshoe Review both were up and live before I went to bed last night. Gumshoe Review has an original short story Critic’s Choice by Rekha Ambardar as well as our usual collection of reviews. The US Books column lists the books coming out […]
Finally, and in a blaze of stress and last minute finangling, the online magazine are up. SFReuv: science fiction and fantasy books review along with a review of Skin Horse Volume 1, and some suggestions for Hugo Nominations for short form. Gumshoe Review: Has an interview with Rhys Bowen and a review of her new […]
My busy day I’ll admit is not the same as most people’s busy days. But for me I did a lot. (Remember I’ve got that whole lack of spoon things still going on.) Well, I did the wash, dried, folded, and put it away. I made bread. Okay so we’ve got a bread machine but […]
Woke up to find the house surrounded in fog. At first I didn’t notice because the rain was pattering on the sky light and it was rather dark. Once I got up and looked out there was fog, the thin grey blanket type over, around, and cloaking everything. It made for the kind of grey, […]
I’ve been kidding myself and I suppose you all knew that, right? It’s definitely flu and since I got a flu shot months ago and I’ve got all the symptoms except fever — I’m guessing swine flu. I have asthma and allergies and the past three days I’ve been forced to use my rescue inhaler. […]