I once, many years ago, read a book about a man who was one manifestation of a Polynesian shark deity ... he'd romance a woman and then either drown or eat her (possibly both). There was NOT a happy ending to that.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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."
Toddson - Sep 09, 2020 10:23:30 am PDT #26111 of 28564
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Jessica - Sep 09, 2020 11:31:56 am PDT #26112 of 28564
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If you are bitten by a selkie, do you transform into a creature whose sealskin can only be stolen when the moon is full?
-t - Sep 09, 2020 11:34:26 am PDT #26113 of 28564
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Make it so
juliana - Sep 09, 2020 12:14:23 pm PDT #26114 of 28564
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
If you are bitten by a selkie, do you transform into a creature whose sealskin can only be stolen when the moon is full?
I think that's the plot of the next Chuck Tingle book...
chrismg - Sep 09, 2020 12:42:55 pm PDT #26115 of 28564
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
"Pounded in the Butt by the Manifestation of Literary Theory Concerning Intersection of Disparate Fairy-tale Tropes"
Atropa - Sep 09, 2020 2:06:52 pm PDT #26116 of 28564
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
"Pounded in the Butt by the Manifestation of Literary Theory Concerning Intersection of Disparate Fairy-tale Tropes"
I would preorder that so fast.
aurelia - Sep 09, 2020 5:02:47 pm PDT #26117 of 28564
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
The oral defense for that thesis is sure to draw a crowd.
Toddson - Sep 10, 2020 11:37:09 am PDT #26118 of 28564
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
If anyone's interested, K.J. Charles' "Magpie Lord" e-books are free today. I really liked them.
Cashmere - Sep 15, 2020 11:17:01 am PDT #26119 of 28564
Now tagless for your comfort.
God I love romance microgenres.
YAAAAASSSSSS!
-t - Sep 15, 2020 5:36:37 pm PDT #26120 of 28564
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I basically spent today reading Piranesi. I have no regrets. Susanna Clarke is good at what she does.