BTW, listened to a Chekov short story this morning. No guns either appeared or were fired.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
-t - Jan 19, 2025 1:28:22 pm PST #28146 of 28564
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Consuela - Jan 19, 2025 10:17:55 pm PST #28147 of 28564
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I hit up a great used-book store today: they have a BAR. And the books are shelved in chronological order by subject, so you have a novel about Ancient Rome next to the Aenied.
Pretty great. And I bought a Willa Cather novel, and some Kim Stanley Robinson, and a book about a canoe trip down the Yukon River.
JenP - Jan 20, 2025 6:57:45 am PST #28148 of 28564
That sounds cool, Suela. Nice find!
I have finished the Expanse "TV" series now, which is a bummer. Now I see what you mean about so much more story to tell. What a shame they didn't keep going -- they set up a lot, so clearly they had plans.
-t - Jan 20, 2025 7:06:46 am PST #28149 of 28564
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, wow, Consuela, that sounds amazing! I would like to browse around there for a good long time
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2025 7:20:11 am PST #28150 of 28564
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Suela, that sounds like the perfect bookstore!
Pix - Jan 20, 2025 11:39:44 am PST #28151 of 28564
The status is NOT quo.
Thanks for the rec for "The Teller of Small Fortunes" — I loved it! I followed it with "The House of Frank," by Kay Synclaire, and it's just lovely. It centers on a woman mourning the loss of her sister, but it's a fairy tale world that will give you hope in the best way. Sad in parts since it's about grief, but hopeful, too. I then read "The Spellshop" by Sarah Beth Durst, which is fluff, but a warm hug of fluff. Nice comfort read. I read "Frogkisser!" by Garth Nix last week, and that one was also fun and comforting. I then completely changed my focus by starting "James" (the retelling of Huck Finn) by Percival Everett. It's the opposite of comforting, but it's very good.
DavidS - Jan 20, 2025 1:00:58 pm PST #28152 of 28564
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I hit up a great used-book store today: they have a BAR. And the books are shelved in chronological order by subject, so you have a novel about Ancient Rome next to the Aenied.
What bookstore where?!
-t - Jan 20, 2025 1:30:25 pm PST #28153 of 28564
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Not Consuela so not sure this is right, but I found [link] on yelp
DavidS - Jan 20, 2025 1:44:32 pm PST #28154 of 28564
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Not Consuela so not sure this is right, but I found [link] on yelp
Cool beans!
DavidS - Jan 20, 2025 1:58:36 pm PST #28155 of 28564
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Huh - apparently it's a trend locally (and elsewhere I expect): [link]