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Hello from Florida!
Well, I guess it’s 11:20 here on the east coast, but my laptop says it’s only 8:20. Someday I’ll understand why my computer doesn’t automatically update the time when it changes time zones, but as of right now I don’t … Continue reading
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The Ugliest Radio in the West
So it’s 11:54 here at Postcards from Purgatory, and Jill and I have pledged to post every day this month (I’m going to lobby for every day this year, but don’t tell Jill). But see, the thing is, my day … Continue reading
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Rather than thinking about books…
Lately I’ve been distracted by three things: internet shopping, watching TV, and thinking about my trip to Orlando. Did you guys know that the internets have great sales after the holidays? And on TV, there’s The Biggest Loser, and recorded episodes … Continue reading
Happy Monday (on a Saturday)!
Days of the week have very little meaning to us weekend workers. While most of you were doing Saturday things today, I was dealing with all of this stuff. This is actually not so bad, now that I look at … Continue reading
For Copy Editors Everywhere
I read a fantastic book of short stories this weekend – Thom Jones’ The Pugilist at Rest – and I really want to review it for you, but I don’t quite have the wherewithal for that now. I’ve been copy-editing … Continue reading
“I Never Became a Woodcutter and I Have Had as Little to Do with Wood as Was Humanly Possible”: Some PAT CONROY MONTH!!!! Silliness for Your Friday Morning, Brought to You By the Numbers 19 and 92 (by Bethany)
I may have mentioned once or twice before that, among other quirks, my high school education was marked by not one but two opportunities to imitate PAT CONROY’s writing style in exchange for a grade. This probably shouldn’t have happened, … Continue reading
Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Pat Conroy, PAT CONROY MONTH!
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Just Another Friday Night
I was all set to write my initial thoughts on Jonathan Franzen’s long-awaited new novel (short version: good as usual; very much a page-turner; oddly similar in plot and characters to another novel I’m currently reading – eerily so. More … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Cat photos, Glimpses into Real Life, Jonathan Franzen
Tagged cat, cleo, jonathan franzen, purity
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A Used Book Mecca Right in the Milwaukee Airport: Who Knew?
I wrote the following post around 1 am this past Saturday morning, after a long day of snafu-ridden travels. I was impressed with both the day I’d had and with the bookstore I discovered in the Milwaukee airport, which is … Continue reading
Renaissance Books: A Teaser
Sometime soon I’m going to tell you about a used bookstore I discovered today right in the middle of the Milwaukee airport. It was everything a good used bookstore ought to be, including BIG. But it’s late and my travels … Continue reading
Things I’ve been doing instead of reading Dragonfly in Amber (by Jill)
Primarily I was in Yosemite. And I had to drive myself there and back, so no time to read in the car. It actually wasn’t so bad, even though in recent years I have been more often a passenger than … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 