I had to give up on 84K by Claire North which makes me so sad. I’ve loved everything I’ve read/listened to by her, but I just couldn’t finish this one. I was listening to the audiobook which is 13 1/2 hours long and gave up with about 1 1/2 hours left. Peter …
Death of a Fool takes place around the winter solstice. In South Mardian, a sword dance/fertility ritual/mummer play is performed every year, but this time, the fool (the father) is actually beheaded. I don’t know anything about English folk dances, but the dance featured in Death of a Fool is interesting. Granted, …
I’m not sure if I’ve ever read Poirot Investigates before. I think I prefer the full-length novels to the short stories, although this is a good collection. Since these are all short stories, they are quick mysteries. We don’t get to know many characters well and in a few the …
I’ve never written a book, not even a bad one in high school. I have thought about it though. I ran across this advice and the other day. Writing a book is an exciting endeavor, but writing the book is a task in and of itself. If you have made the …
So, I’ve discovered that, depending on what’s going on in the office and what I’m doing, I can listen to audiobooks at work. When I’m folding newsletter, for example, or copying and pasting graphs. But, they can’t be overly complicated or at all potentially offensive, which means vintage mysteries, like …
I have been really inconsistent this summer with both blogging and exercising. I didn’t make it to the gym this week. I think I need to start planning my time better. I seem to not get anything done even though in theory I have more time, since I get off …
