BTW, listened to a Chekov short story this morning. No guns either appeared or were fired.
Lorne: My little prince. Oh…what did they do to you? Angel: Nina…tried to…eat me. Lorne: Oh, you're--medic! You're gonna make it Angel. Just don't stop fighting. Doctor! Is there a Gepetto in the house?
'Smile Time'
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 28200
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 28200
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 28200
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 28200
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 28200
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Suela, that sounds like the perfect bookstore!
Pix - Jan 20, 2025 11:39:44 am PST #28151 of 28200
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 28200
"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 28200
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 28200
"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 28200
"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]