Category Archives: General

The Highway

Posted on February 13, 2026 by smellincoffee

I am evidently reading the Cassie Dewell series in the most chaotic way possible, because I’m three books in and have only just finished #1. The Highway introduces Cassie Dewell, a sheriff’s inspector working in Montana who has been manipulated … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Leave a comment

Favorite Song Lyrics & WWW Wednesday

Posted on February 11, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short reviews is “Favorite Song Lyrics“, which is ridiculous. If you know me, you know I’m always listening to music and singing, even in the library, which has gotten me in trouble before. (‘Whistle while … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Top Ten Heard it in a Love Songs

Posted on February 10, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s teaser comes from When the Earth Had Two Moons: The lunar calendar is a living thing: when you try to write it down, it resists. Today’s TTT is a love freebie, so I’m going to go with….ten love songs! … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books

Posted on February 7, 2026 by smellincoffee

Marian of Classics Considered has tagged me in a meme, the rules of which are: The Outline  One is done, ditto two and three. Four is funny because Alabama does not have a transition from summer into fall. We don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged | 9 Comments

WWW Wednesday + Long and Short REviews

Posted on February 4, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is…..WILL YOU WATCH THE SUPER BOWL? The Super Bowl is literally the only football game I watch all year, any year: ever since 2012, I have attended a friend’s Super Bowl Party. The … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | 26 Comments

Teaser Tuesday, Bakken Oilfields Edition & Classics Club Spin 43

Posted on February 3, 2026 by smellincoffee

Welcome to the first week of February! I am starting to feel a bit burned out on all the heavy history I’ve been reading, and am planning on reading some detective thrillers or other relaxing fiction this week. Teaser Tuesday … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , | 25 Comments

Moviewatch, January 2026

Posted on February 1, 2026 by smellincoffee

January was….a serious month, movie-wise. Lot of emotional intensity. Perhaps that’s right for a month often defined by people taking stock of the past, looking for the future, and deciding how to navigate the bridge betwixt them. I almost had … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

January 2026 in Review

Posted on January 30, 2026 by smellincoffee

The first month of 2026 is now ‘in the books’ so to speak. In Alabama, winter finally came in and made itself comfortable — taking off its boots and growing to be a pest, ordering us to leave the water … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged | 10 Comments

WWW Wednesday

Posted on January 28, 2026 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? John Quincy Adams, Robert V. Remini. Also finished listening to a production of The Importance of Being Earnest that featured Stephen Fry as Lady Bracknell. WHAT are you reading now? About to finish The … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Top Ten…Bookish Discoveries?

Posted on January 27, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is “Top Ten Bookish Discoveries Made in 2025”, which is not a topic I feel confident I’ll be able to fulfill, but we shall see. First up, the Teaser Tuesday. Abigail [Adams’] biting words only prompted John Quincy … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | 28 Comments