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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.

Deck Z

Posted on September 22, 2024 by smellincoffee

(Don’t worry, I only read two of these.) Captain Smith is preparing for his triumphant final voyage, captaining the Titanic in her first trip across the Atlantic. Unfortunately for him, those nasty Germans are going to muck things up. Smith … Continue reading →

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Titanic with Zombies

Posted on September 21, 2024 by smellincoffee

A young woman boards the Royal Mail Ship Titanic, bound for America, idly scratching her neck. She’s been bitten, but she doesn’t know what by. And there was a strange man with a syringe… As the Titanic steams ahead towards … Continue reading →

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The Story of a Brother Whose Nose Was not Broken and Deserved to Be So

Posted on September 20, 2024 by smellincoffee

Jack just won the lottery. He should be thrilled. Ecstatic! He’s a millionaire, twice over! Or…whatever he has left after His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has their way with the check. Problem is, he’s going through a divorce. A freelance … Continue reading →

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The Last App

Posted on September 19, 2024 by smellincoffee

If there was an app that could crunch all the numbers of your medical history, diet, lifestyle, etc, and predict how many days you have to live — would you try it? The Last App opens with that premise, featuring … Continue reading →

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Flash Back

Posted on September 18, 2024 by smellincoffee

Sam is a cybersecurity expert in the employ of DARPA, who discovers an envelope marked with a general’s name sitting on his dresser. Spooked by the idea of someone invading his home, Sam delivers the envelope to his higher-up and … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on September 18, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you just finished reading? Flash Back, an alt-history/SF novel about the discovery of time travel and nation-states’ attempt to change the 20th century. Amusingly, I just found it yesterday via Athena @ One Reading Nurse’s TTT post. Review … Continue reading →

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Various & Sundry Tuesday Memes

Posted on September 17, 2024 by smellincoffee

First, the Tuesday Tease! There is the classic Germany of poets and thinkers – ‘Dichter und Denker’ – Goethe, Schiller, Kant and Beethoven, of liberal parliaments and democratic constitutions, of heroic Christians and gentlemanly officers. But there is also the … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief

Posted on September 12, 2024 by smellincoffee

Ever read a book narrated by Death? I have, sort of, only Death didn’t know he was Death. He accidentally walked into the job, but that’s another story. But this is a book narrated about Death proper, and he’ll have … Continue reading →

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Kinfolk

Posted on September 11, 2024 by smellincoffee

It’s the early seventies. Come to rural Park, Alabama, a town that don’t have much goin’ on except its occasional American Legion meetings, a place that ain’t even on most maps. There’s a fella, Nub, and everyone knows he’s the … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on September 11, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT are you reading now? The Book Thief, Markus Zusak. Needed a print book to read at lunch (I hate staring at my phone like everyone else) and after tackling Mount TBR I’ve precious few left. This proved absorbing. WHAT … Continue reading →

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