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Top Ten Bookish Quotes in re: the Whole Flower Thingummy

Posted on May 11, 2026 by smellincoffee

(Yes, I’ve been enjoying PG Wodehouse. How could you tell?) Teaser Tuesday “The one thing that saved me was that I always thought facts mattered. And once you think that facts matter, then of course that’s a very different ball … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & Long and Short Reviews

Posted on May 6, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt is “What could you give a speech about without notice”, which makes me laugh because going off on spontaneous history lectures is a specialty of mine. History is my passion, and it’s partially connected to my profession: I … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday

Posted on May 5, 2026 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday Shortly after one-thirty, he was informed by his military aide, Brigadier General Robert Schulz, that President Kennedy had been shot. There was still something about General Eisenhower, now seventy-three, that made people turn to him for reassurance. A … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday and celebrities

Posted on April 29, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “A Celebrity We’d Like to Meet”. Interestingly, one of my favorite authors (Rod Dreher) recently announced he’s returning to the United States, and has chosen Birmingham as his new residence for the … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday:

Posted on April 28, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble T is a freebie, and my initial impulse was to highlight some booktubers I enjoy. However, embedding videos is always hit and miss with youtube, so I’m going to highlight recent books in my browsing history. But first, … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & Memories

Posted on April 22, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is, “A few happy memories from my life”. But first. WWW Wednesday! WWW Wednesday WHAT have you finished reading recently? Magna Carta, Dan Jones. WHAT are you reading now? Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Teases

Posted on April 21, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is ‘April showers’, which a challenging one. One obvious approach that comes to mind is books in which rain is a major element, either in shaping the plot or in creating an atmosphere. The problem is that I … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday + Odd Hobbies

Posted on April 15, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short reviews is….odd hobbies! I think the best I can think of is my penchant for memorizing poetry and Anglo-American folk songs. Other hobbies like photography, hiking, PC modding, gaming, etc. are fairly pedestrian. I … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination!

Posted on April 14, 2026 by smellincoffee

This will be an unprecedented post, as I’m combining a TT and a review of the book from whence it came. On the stage of Ford’s Theatre, Harry Hawk, facing upstage and bent over in mock civility, rotated his comic … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & When I was a Kid

Posted on April 8, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is: what were you like as a kid? But first, WWW Wednesday! WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Shaping of England, Isaac Asimov. And, technically, Public Libraries and their Communities, one of … Continue reading →

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