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Fantasy Faire to Benefit Relay for Life 2025
Celebrating its seventeenth year, Fantasy Faire 2025 is the largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts, roleplayers and performers in the virtual world.
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Book Review: It Rhymes with Takei
George Takei’s ventured into storytelling once again, and It Rhymes With Takei is his best effort to date.
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Book Review: Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes
I love a cozy mystery, especially when they are food-centric. Of course I couldn't resist one set in a soul food cafe in Chicago.
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Book Review: American Housewife
I'd classify this story as Fantasy. It gives us an idealized version of a rose-colored view of the past, effectively creating a double layer of the ideal mid-century American good life.
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Book Review: The Old Testament of Edmund Dulac
If you've enjoyed Albert Seligman's previous collections, you already know what a treat this book will be. If you haven't read one before, I'm confident you will enjoy this book.
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Read an eBook Week!
My novel, kid's short story collection, and two cookbooks are all 50% off at Smashwords this week!
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Book Review: Rewrite: Loops in the Timescape
Be honest: Who hasn't wished they could go back in time and re-do that most awkward stage of life... being a teenager?
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Book Review: The 4midables – Who Are They?
Who Are They? leans into thrills, action, and mystery, especially the rising curiosity of the world regarding the identity of who everyone is calling the "Robin Hood Heroes".
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Book Review: Enchilada Entrepreneur
As a lifelong fan of Mexican restaurants, I couldn't resist picking up this book, based on the title.
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Book Review: Trial of a Dragon
How will they convince anyone that a hellfire-breathing red dragon is innocent?
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Inky’s Nightclub and Game Room
The Inkwell Book Shop's adjacent nightclub, Inky's, now features three interactive MadPea games and a punching bag arcade game.
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Book Review: 8 Canterbury Tales
After decades of avoiding Chaucer, I found myself enjoying his outrageous stories (they really are rather crazy!) for the first time in my life. Perhaps this is the book you need to get…
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No Frills Yet Delicious Sourdough Bread Loaf
A basic recipe for a loaf of sourdough bread, perfect for making sandwiches or toast.
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Book Review: Death and the Dragon
This eagerly-awaited sequel to author David Hankin's Death and the Taxman picks up the pace as we continue the absurd but believable adventures of the Grim Reaper himself.
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Book Review: The Women of Edmund Dulac
If this is your introduction to Albert Seligman's series of The American Weekly collections, you're in for a visual treat. If you've been with this project since the beginning, you're no doubt anxious…
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I Found Eleven Ways to Rhyme with “Zoetrope”
This book's been simmering on the back burner for quite a while, but I'm moving it to the front and turning up the heat.
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Book Review: Twits Hit the Target
I was pleased to see a new addition to the Twits Chronicles, just before Christmas. So of course I bought myself a present!
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Book Review: Half-Off Ragnarok (InCryptid #3)
It was brave of the author to change protagonists just three books into a series, but as it turns out, it was a fine choice.
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Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have learned that author T.J. Klune was inspired in part by what’s been labeled the “Sixties Scoop”…
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“And they lived happily ever after” – Lucy’s Story
In which a loveable community cat gets the happy ending she's always deserved.
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Book Review: Arabian Nights Illustrated
I really enjoyed reading Arabian Nights Illustrated! Of course the illustrations are mesmerizing, but I have to tell you about the excellent mini-biographies that taught me so much about the artists who created…
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Book Review: Twits on the Stump: A Steampunk Distraction
Reading the latest installment of the "Twits Chronicles" during an election year was a surreal experience. The antics of my favorite fictional friends got me thinking about what's probably going on behind the…
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Book Review: King Arthur and the Ladies of the Lake
This new version of the Arthurian mythos shines a light on the women in Arthur's life. Primarily, they are Guinevere, the Lady of the Lake, and his mother and sisters.
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Can Virtual Reality be Cozy? Of Course!
Winter has arrived in New Babbage. Time to curl up in front of a roaring fire with a good book and a comforting cup of hot cocoa or coffee (spiked with Baileys, of…
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Book Review: Within Wheels
Within Wheels: Volume I by J.M. Sattler My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been a while since I read a steampunk novel that felt like a return to the exciting, early days…
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Book Review: Twits to the Test: A Steampunk Distraction
Tom Alan Robbins writing skills are at peak performance as he pokes fun at so many aspects of life.
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Book Review: Twits on the Hunt: A Steampunk Distraction
Cyril and Binky are on the run!
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Book Review: Twits on the Loose: A Steampunk Distraction
The 4th outing (5th if you count the short story that started it all) has our protagonist, Cyril Chippington-Smythe, trying to help out his cousin Binky, who's fallen madly in love (yet again),…
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Book Review: Killing Me Soufflé
It's almost as if Ellie Alexander decided to write a book just for me. After all, I love a good mystery. I'm from the Pacific Northwest. I'm a foodie. The beach is my…
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Shepherd – A Shared Love of Books
For many years, I've used Goodreads to keep track of the books I read. I admit it, I'm a junkie for the Reading Challenge. But over the past couple of years, I've found…
