Shelf Reflections

First Line Friday, May 31

“He woke up with no eyebrows and no idea how he’d gotten into such a position.” So begins Dreadful by[…]

Summary: The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves.[…]

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to summit Mount Everest, long thought[…]

“The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault.” Those of you familiar with The Dresden Files will no[…]

“Some of the smartest commentary about what’s happening in America is coming from a comedian—this comedian being Bill Maher. If[…]

May 19 is the anniversary of the execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife to the notorious Henry VIII of[…]

“Riverside Close is a picture-perfect community. The six exclusive and attractive houses are tucked far away from the noise and[…]

“Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for[…]

“Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always preferred the company of the spirits of the meadow to any of the suitors who’ve[…]

You’ll have to forgive my brain hiccup that led to me forgetting to post about this at the appropriate time,[…]