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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 Freebie: You Get Music

Posted on December 3, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is a freebie, so I’m going to share some music I’ve loved this past year. But foist, the tease! This is what the screen gives the humans. It gives them the same escape. They don’t know when or … Continue reading →

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Moviewatch: November 2024

Posted on December 1, 2024 by smellincoffee

Another month gone, another round of movies to reflect on! [*] entries were those that I picked. Ghostworld, 2001. I…really don’t know what this is about. We follow two teenage girls (one is Scarlett Johanson, the other is the Hollywood-Ugly … Continue reading →

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November 2024 in Review

Posted on November 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

Holy cow, we’re looking down the barrel of this year’s last month. That went by fast. While I didn’t do as much reading for SciFiMonth as I’d hoped, I think I made a pretty good accounting of myself. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Tech note

Posted on November 29, 2024 by smellincoffee

I woke up this morning to discover that my computer’s power issue had resurfaced again. I’ve known some component was on the verge of failure (either motherboard or power supply) for the last month or so, but little adjustments would … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & Long and Short Prompt

Posted on November 27, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Becky Chambers’ A Closed and Common Orbit, about two individuals’ struggle for self-realization. WHAT are you reading now? Sort of looking at The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, which seems cozy and heartwarming and … Continue reading →

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A Closed and Common Orbit

Posted on November 26, 2024 by smellincoffee

A Closed and Common Orbit follows closely on the heels of Becky Chambers’ A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, but departs from the good ship Wayfarer to tell instead two coming-of-age stories that prove conjoined. One character is … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Thankful Freebie

Posted on November 26, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is a thankful freebie, so I’m going to highlight ten authors I’m glad to have found in the last year (or two). But first, tease time! My business is giving people what they need. You heard my rules. … Continue reading →

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A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Posted on November 22, 2024 by smellincoffee

Rosemary Harper is a newly certified clerk, fresh from college, signing aboard the good ship Wayfarer for her first gig. It’s going to be a long one, too: galactic politics have just opened up the possibility of a lucrative job … Continue reading →

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Eruption

Posted on November 21, 2024 by smellincoffee

There’s trouble brewing in paradise. Rumblings and earthquakes and the swelling of Mauna Loa indicate that an eruption is imminent, and it may be a big one, threatening the single urban area on Hawaii’s Big Island. Unfortunately, the situation is … Continue reading →

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The Answer is No

Posted on November 20, 2024 by smellincoffee

I’ve gotten to really like Fredrik Backman this year, and by happy luck his short story “The Answer is No” was available as a ‘first read’ for Amazon prime subscribers. It’s the story of a happy loner named Lucas, who … Continue reading →

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