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Teaser Tuesdayish (13 September)

Well, it’s Tuesday in most of the world. Time for a teaser, then. Or three. “Get him out, sir? There’s two regiments there!”“So? That’s only eight hundred men. There are fifty-three of us.” p. 64, Sharpe’s Gold. Bernard Cornwell. Hogan, … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (6 September)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish event hosted by Should Be Reading in which people share a brief excerpt from their current read. “Most wretched Paris, would you shame us further? Have you not brought dishonour and grief enough on … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (30 August)

The last Tuesday of the month already? Oy, the time flies. Civilization is the union of soil and soul — the resources of the earth transformed by the desire and discipline of men. Behind the facade and under the burden, of courts … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (23 August)

(Hrrmm, I really should finish my review of The Big Rock Candy Mountain!) Teaser Tuesday is a bookish thing hosted by Should Be Reading, in which people share an excerpt from their current read. “Attack now or never; with a … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (16 August)

Teaser Tuesday is a bookish sharing experience hosted by ShouldBeReading, in which participants share two sentences from their current read(s) — or more, if they’re not much for rules. His mind was whitehot with visions, and he vibrated like a harp to … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (14 June)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish event in which participants share excerpts from their current reads, hosted by Should Be Reading. “I’m not an assassin. Killing is more of a hobby with me. Have you had dinner?” p. 1, The … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (7 June)

Teaser Tuesday is brought to you by Should Be Reading. So I lie there with my earphones on, wondering if it ever could have felt to Beethoven like it sounds in my head. The crescendo rises, and my sternum starts … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (31 May)

Last teaser of the month — here we go. “But for the most part I’m bound up in ideology the same as everyone else. Yet knowing that it’s there grants us some small power over ideology, and if you squint … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (24 May)

Grief, where does the time go? Is it truly the last TT of May?  From Should be Reading, as ever. …well, no, we’ve one more. But just one more. I can sense the grumbling. How, are you wondering, do I … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday (17 May)

I fell asleep reading a book, and when I awoke…it was Teaser Tuesday! The Haverfords had dispatched Maycomb’s leading blacksmith in a misunderstanding arising from the alleged wrongful detention of a mare, were imprudent enough to do it in the … Continue reading

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