Tag Archives: memes and surveys

Teaser Tuesday, war and body parts edition

Posted on November 7, 2023 by smellincoffee

This is a paraphrase instead of a quote, I’m afraid.. “What have they done to you? Lieutenant in His Majesty’s Armed Forces?!”“I think they must have killed all the others off, sir.” Hellfire, James Holland. Jack Tanner #4. But when … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction November

Posted on November 6, 2023 by smellincoffee

I just spotted a reading challenge over at Marianne of Let’s Read’s, called “Nonfiction November“. Given that my nonfiction reading reliably counts for 60% to 70% of my reading, it caught my attention: it looks like a series of reflections … Continue reading →

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Ten Year Book Tag (2023 Edition)

Posted on October 31, 2023 by smellincoffee

Cyberkitten and Marian recently posted a “Ten Year Book Tag”, which I missed because my weekend consisted of horror movies and a six-hour karaoke party . This should be fun, because 2013 was a banner year here at Reading Freely, … Continue reading →

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Terrifying Tuesday Teases

Posted on October 30, 2023 by smellincoffee

Mr. Bensington proposed originally to try this stuff, so soon as he wasreally able to prepare it, upon tadpoles. One always does try this sort ofthing upon tadpoles to begin with; this being what tadpoles are for. The Food of … Continue reading →

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It is Tuesday, captain….teasing frequencies open

Posted on October 24, 2023 by smellincoffee

Time for the ol’ Tuesday Teese. “I have to fly this shoebox into an electrical maelstrom, go looking for a scientist in a jungle where it never stops raining, avoid corrupting a primitive, Prime Directive-protected indigenous culture, and then somehow … Continue reading →

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Tis time for teasing tuesday

Posted on October 17, 2023 by smellincoffee

American eccentrics are great. They’re more sincere, unabashed and convinced in their madness than any other eccentrics in the world. And they say hilarious things like, ‘Rule number one is don’t freak out.’ They have two cars, two teenage sons, … Continue reading →

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Long and Short reviews prompt: creative costumes!

Posted on October 11, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s blogging prompt was ‘most creative costume I’ve worn’, which…erm, should be easy. I’ve only ever gone to two Halloween parties. In one (2019) I dressed as Walter from The Big Lebowski. Tres interesting, since I had an excuse to … Continue reading →

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T-T-T-TEASES!

Posted on October 10, 2023 by smellincoffee

Turn and face the strange….. Today’s TTT is about bookish jobs. Well, I work as a reference librarian, so that’s a little on the nose. Of course, my job isn’t very bookish. My library is very social-services oriented, so I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday writing prompt: Karma

Posted on October 4, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Do you believe in karma?” Not to sound like a medieval theologian, but sic et non.   I don’t believe in Karma as a metaphysical force that responds to our behavior and … Continue reading →

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A Year of Teasin’

Posted on October 3, 2023 by smellincoffee

On October 3rd, 2022, I decided to revisit an old & abandoned weekly meme, “Teaser Tuesday”, and am happy to say that I have not missed a week of teasin’. Today I’m going to do a double Top Ten Tuesday: … Continue reading →

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