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About smellincoffee

Citizen, librarian, reader with a boundless wonder for the world and a curiosity about all the beings inside it.

Top Ten Tuesday Freebie: Frightfully Good Reads

Posted on October 26, 2021 by smellincoffee

Today is a freebie, and I’m going with Halloween-appropriate books because ’tis the season. Spook, Mary Roach.  A playful examination of scientific attempts to discover our fate after death. Night of the Living Trekkies,  David Anderson.  Easily the funniest zombie book I’ve ever read, … Continue reading →

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For mudpuddle

Posted on October 22, 2021 by smellincoffee
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Natchez Burning

Posted on October 18, 2021 by smellincoffee

Natchez Burning© 2015 Greg Iles816 pages When the choice is your father or the truth,  who could choose the truth?  Penn Cage has always idolized his father Tom.  A dedicated physician from the 1950s-on,  the senior Cage developed a reputation as a devoted and impartial … Continue reading →

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The Enterprise War

Posted on October 17, 2021 by smellincoffee

The Enterprise War© 2019 John Jackson Miller366 pages “Giving up our values in the name of security is to lose the battle in advance. I’m curious. Did you sideline the Enterprise because you knew I’d never stop reminding you of … Continue reading →

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We submariners two

Posted on October 16, 2021 by smellincoffee

A few months ago I encountered the Danny Jabo submarine series, written by a nuclear subs veteran. As I’m still in recovery from surgery this week, I’ve been finishing the series! First up, Zulu Five Oscar. Zulu opens with a … Continue reading →

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Books books books

Posted on October 14, 2021 by smellincoffee

Between the nonfunctional hospital wifi and the only decent television programs being overtaken by baseball, most of my entertainment last week was good ol’ fashioned books. Midnight at Chernobyl popped onto my radar after I watched the excellent HBO series … Continue reading →

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View from Room 327

Posted on October 13, 2021 by smellincoffee

Annnnnnnnnnnd I’m out! Free! Very much walking wounded, very much in possession of a radically altered life — but I’m out, out in the air and under the sun, free to walk without a beeping, hissing IV bag following me, … Continue reading →

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update

Posted on October 8, 2021 by smellincoffee

Hi, all. I am still in the hospital, typing on a phone and limited to an LTE connection. I have acute and chronic kidney failure, and when I was rushed in on Monday, was a seizure risk. I’m on an … Continue reading →

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in hospital

Posted on October 5, 2021 by smellincoffee

I am in a hospital for renal issues unexpectedly. Will be a few days. Finished Chernobyl…very good. Working on Good reasons for bad feelings. Promising. Need to buy laptop, not a phone typer. 😉

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