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WWW Wednesday

Posted on November 11, 2026 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Lathe of Heaven, Ursula le Guin; On Writing by CS Lewis; and Conversations on Writing, featuring interviews with le Guin. WHAT are you reading now? I am paying more attention to Into the … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday

Posted on November 10, 2026 by smellincoffee

Amazon is having a Lewis sale! Just in time for A Week with Jack. I’ve already gotten halfway through one of the titles I picked up, but I think I’ll schedule the posting for said Week — which, this year … Continue reading →

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This Is How You Lose the Time War + SciFiMonth Prompts

Posted on November 7, 2026 by smellincoffee

Recently I finished This is How You Lose the Time War,  a ‘literary SF’ title that was definitely not my cup of tea.  The book is a mix of narrative and letters as two agents from opposing organizations – the … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on November 4, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s topic from Long and Short reviews is “Something I always thought was true, but isn’t”. One thing the presidents project taught me was that things we receive as compressed crises that unfold within a few months, like the American … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday + SciFiMonth2026 One Word Reviews

Posted on November 3, 2026 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday “Memories breed memories. They multiply like vermin. As soon as I catch one, another emerges — some incident or conversation I had forgotten about entirely. My pen cannot keep pace with them all.” – Robert Harris, AGRIPPA Is … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on October 28, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Favorite Memory from Your Childhood”, which…is very ambitious. I think the aging process tends to apply a groovy filter to all our childhood memories, because back then we were full of wonder, … Continue reading →

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Twelve Books for Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble T is a Halloween freebie: I’ve never gotten into Halloween (aside from a few costume parties over the years), but I will give this the old college try. But first, the tease! In fact, the thing Lorraine and … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday, October 19 | WWW Wednesday

Posted on October 21, 2026 by smellincoffee

I’ve been without internet when not at work, so I didn’t have my Tuesday meme post scheduled the way I usually do. Hence, you get it on Wednesday! McKinley peered at the world through deep-socketed gray eyes that seemed almost … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on October 14, 2026 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? I finished a Fellowship of the Ring radio adaptation, but I don’t know if that counts…..so there’s also Amity Shlaes’ The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. I know I need … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Fall Covers + Teaser Tuesday

Posted on October 12, 2026 by smellincoffee

“My God, he must have thought, here I am the head of the largest, most powerful banking system in the world and the very first thing this guy — who is going to be the president of the United States … Continue reading →

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