"Mayor for Today" in the January Asimov's is good stuff. This Wilde writer is worth following...
Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.
'Touched'
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 - Dec 21, 2020 5:19:27 pm PST #26365 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
hippocampus - Dec 24, 2020 4:19:12 am PST #26366 of 28175
not your mom's socks.
( Aaaaaaaaa I think I heard that they’re so glad you liked it! )
-t - Dec 24, 2020 11:00:39 am PST #26367 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hee! I got very tense partway through, not seeing how the thing could be resolved. Very satisfying!
hippocampus - Dec 25, 2020 10:23:17 am PST #26368 of 28175
not your mom's socks.
That is the nicest thing to say !!
Cashmere - Dec 29, 2020 12:10:59 pm PST #26369 of 28175
Now tagless for your comfort.
Toddson - Jan 05, 2021 6:02:48 am PST #26370 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I came across this and thought it summed up reading pretty well.
sj - Jan 05, 2021 7:13:26 am PST #26371 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Toddson, I absolutely love that.
Fred Pete - Jan 06, 2021 1:17:50 pm PST #26372 of 28175
Ann, that's a ferret.
I need some reassurance from the Hive Mind.
At the animal shelter where I volunteer, a cat named Arthur Dent recently arrived. (Very friendly guy. If you’re in the DC area and looking to adopt a cat, I recommend checking him out at FOHA.org.) I’ve already had to explain Hitchhiker’s Guide to 2 other volunteers that didn’t understand why I found the name amusing.
Are they crazy, or am I?
Calli - Jan 06, 2021 2:07:29 pm PST #26373 of 28175
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
[cap] I get that reference! [/cap]Aw, that's a sweet name. I hope Arthur finds a forever home soon.
-t - Jan 06, 2021 2:13:22 pm PST #26374 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, those poor people must have no idea where their towels are. At this point I wouldn't even know where to start with introducing someone to it - the Martin Freeman movie, maybe?