Tag Archives: Teaser Tuesday

ALTOSTRATUS is a bit of a boring cloud. Sorry if that sounds mean, but its featureless, overcast sky just hangs around, with little to say for itself. The most exciting thing Altostratus ever does is lightly drizzle. (Cloudspotting for Beginners) … Continue reading →

And as usual, by top ten I mean “the first ten that occurred to me”. But first, the customary tease: The U.S. military is also a “self-licking ice cream cone,” as American GIs called it in Vietnam, dedicated to its … Continue reading →

Today’s TTT is authors who live in my state/region! But first, a tease: Hit `em where they ain’t, run when you really shouldn’t, keep going when you ought to stop. It was the modern age and his game was the … Continue reading →

Today’s treble T is books that surprised us. But first, a trio of teases from…various CJ Box books. “You don’t want to give mixed up with them,” Joe said. “They’re bitter and they’re well armed and they hate the feds.”“They … Continue reading →

Normally, he never took much notice of what a female student was wearing. That way danger lay, even if you were saying something gallant about their outfit. And Jack Lewis wasn’t that kind of man. (C.S. Lewis Investigates: MYSTERY AT … Continue reading →

Doubtless, at that moment he was blinking round him at the sky, as though wondering why he was there at all, and looking as if he were bewildered to find himself skilful enough to fly an aeroplane at all. In … Continue reading →

Today’s TTT is a nod to April Fools, so I’m going to spotlight some books I’ve tagged as humor. But first, teases! In May 2013, The Guardian reported that a 60-year-old fisherman had died in Belarus after being bitten by … Continue reading →

Today’s TTT is about DNF’s, but I don’t DNF that often and am going to share the last ten books I ordered a Kindle preview for, instead. But first, the Tuesday tease! “Please remove your weapon. Civilized people don’t eat … Continue reading →

Today’s TTT is top ten books that involve…….blank. I am also drawing a blank, so I’ll just do the tease unless another TTTer’s post gives me inspiration. “When you’re sneaking up on somebody, you might consider keeping your voice low,” … Continue reading →