Bookity
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- Linkity from the Pen Addict.
- “Romance writers stand behind author Courtney Milan in light of RWA ruling”. Smart Bitches on the situation.
- Some thoughts on “shock and disappointment over the actions or words of authors”.
- Susan Cooper, “The Shortest Day” – perfect for this time of year.
- 11 favorite book quotes from Nicole.
- Listen to the BBC special with Neil Gaiman, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Tennant, and Amanda Palmer. If you’re just interested in the Good Omens bits, they start at around 1:48:00 – including David Tennant reading Good Omens in his very own accent.
- A photo I took that reminded me of Good Omens.
- Great quote from Philip Pullman: “[I]t’s a metaphor. Don’t force it to do the work of a fact.”
Do, Think, Make, Learn
- The Mari Lwyd is a uniquely Welsh winter tradition.
- “tRUMP campaign admits to relying on voter suppression”.
- The pagan history of Christmas.
Cookity
- Stuffed pepper soup.
- 5-ingredient no-boil baked ziti.
- 10 one-bowl meals.
- Hot chocolate bread pudding.
- Brooklyn blackout cake (chocolate). (via The Kitchn)
Cool
- “22 nerdy things that brought us joy in 2019”.
- Holiday linkity from kmkat.
- Linkity linkity from kmkat.
Wha…?
LOL
- Of course it’s a black cat. OF COURSE.
- An Untitled Goose twist to those swan maiden fairy tales…
- Canadian Borg…
- A surprisingly humorous post about toast.
- And another surprisingly humorous post about what scientific jargon means in academic papers.
- Very American gothic.
Reading Update
Big Mushy Happy Lump (Sarah’s Scribbles #2) by Sarah Andersen. Possibly my favorite of her three books!
“…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..” -Mayhem
Toast and frogs were quite funny.
Happy New Year!
“Storytelling is a blade. Blades can be used to cut down grain, cut food, or slit a throat. The blade doesn’t have to be perfect to be effective. And sometimes even the blades that are useful to us hurt us.”
That is very pointed and accurate. Thanks for the link!
A recent post from Nicole..Friday Reads: December 2019 Wrap-Up
I do like that we do not say merry xmas, instead it is Merry Jul 😉 Pagan to the end
A recent post from blodeuedd..Movie: Christmas Inheritance
oh, lord, and I picked TODAY to venture back into Romancelandia and Publishing Social Media world. Nope. Nope.
Thank goodness for all the other nerdy booky goodness
I wasn’t too focused on time passing, or me getting older, when it was just the end of the year. And then someone used the word “Decade”. Kinda brings out the Sitcom Housewife in me. WAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!(Lucy Ricardo) – OOOOH ROB!(Laura Petrie) – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, but not Thursday because that was the maid’s night out. Or was that when the knights made out? – Lisa Douglas
Hope you have a Very Happy New Year!