Reading
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“‘Don’t judge either of us harshly, Clannon. This world is hard on the different ones, and there is no understanding. Only fear. “ “Seven from the Stars” by Marion Zimmer Bradly When they are stranded on a far-flung planet after their ship meets danger, seven space colonists from the Dvanthey federation find themselves facing more…
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“Our politicians may be a feather-pated bunch, but I expect yours are, too. All politicians are.” “You Only Live Twice” by Ian Fleming I’m a sucker for James Bond. I love the movies and, recently, as I’ve started to pick some of them up, I love the books, too. This becomes especially true in the…
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“It was exhausting to be Thorn’s daughter, always avoiding the surveillance of the Vast Machine, always watching for enemies, always aware of the angle of attack.” “The Traveler” by John Twelve Hawks When I started The Traveler, the first book in a realm-jumping, anti-technology trilogy, I was pretty revved up and excited. Here I had,…
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I was actually a little bit surprised to find that, last week, I was having a very difficult time trying to think of things to write. I have my list of goals to keep me on track, and even those were feeling a little forced, a trial to really push and get the bare minimum…
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“A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten on the influx of better thoughts.” “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau Walden has always been high on my list of Books to Read, especially after I had a chance to visit Walden Pond a few years ago and was struck by…
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My brief mini-vacation has come to an end, and while it was enjoyable and productive, it will be nice to attempt to go back to things as usual again. Granted, I still have a friend visiting for the next couple of weeks, but she’s an early riser like I am (actually, she’s Dutch, and she’s…
L.S. Engler 