Bookmarks and a digression

I gave my browser bookmarks a spring cleaning. Here are eight things I've thought kind of interesting over the past year or two. Maybe they'll interest someone else, too. Not only are there ships-in-a-bottle, there is also "God-in-a-bottle." Speaking of ships, want to know where some of the too-many man-made satellites are? Here's a map.And … Continue reading Bookmarks and a digression

Does anyone recognize this? A “what’s the title” book mystery

Last week, I was given "rabbit" as a micro-fiction prompt, along with the monthly theme "death and rebirth." (Someone might be anticipating Easter?)I don't have a lot of experience with rabbits. I have seen wild ones now and then, and remember seeing a few for sale at the pet shop a long time ago. I've … Continue reading Does anyone recognize this? A “what’s the title” book mystery

The Long Take: A Noir Narrative by Robin Robertson – Book Review

(Note: This review was written in late July, and was briefly and accidentally published half-complete, thanks to an anxious mis-click during a thunderstorm. I intended and it still seems thoroughly appropriate to hold this completed posting back until now, in November.) This is a sort of novel and it is also a sort of poem … Continue reading The Long Take: A Noir Narrative by Robin Robertson – Book Review