What I’ve Written
Sunday: Prednisone Update
If you’re wondering how weaning off prednisone is going: it’s going badly.
Monday: Quaaludes
An incident at a funeral leads to seven deaths.
Tuesday: Back to the Beginning
Elizabeth Munroe’s off-Earth adventure ends back where it began.
Wednesday: Rose
A rose is a feast for the senses.
Thursday: Kevin
The strange tale of Margaret, who bought a pet for companionship, and found her self with something unexpected.
Friday: Everything!
Princess Cat has to do everything around here: get her own head out of paper bags, knock things off the shelf, etc.
Saturday: Claire
In chapter 13 of my work in progress, a new person joins the household.
What I’ve Read (Reviews)
Squirt, or: Squirts poem by Ben Alexander (The Skeptic’s Kaddish) A cute little limerick about a mischievous child, and an unwary dad.
Beached short story by Rhyan Scorpio-Rhys (Madd Fictional) A sad sweet short story, full of pathos, about a shipwrecked man and a beached whale.
Please Bear in Mind poem by Brian Bilson A thought-provoking poem about a particularly famous refugee.
Nice Guys (TM) Finish Last (and why they should) article by Aubry Andrews (Medium) Known as Ask Aubry on Twitter, Aubry Andrews often shares the stories of Nice Guys (TM), men who believe all dealings with women are transactions, and that if they behave like even semi-decent human beings, women owe them sex in response. Her article explains why such people are not ready for real human relationships, while they still don’t see others as individual human beings entitled to their own thoughts and opinions.
What We’ve Learned from the Mothers of Dead Children opinion by Dr Jenna Price (Sydney Morning Herald) A tribute to Rosy Batty and Mechelle Turvey, two courageous women who have spoken out after their children died by violence.
Afternoon Tea poem by Dawn Renee Miller (Dawn Maree Writes) A descriptive poem about going to the perfect teashop for an indulgent afternoon tea.
If I read it and I like it, or find it interesting, it goes in here. I try to only include one item from any single author in a week (even if I loved a number of things they published), because otherwise the list would get over-long.
I don’t do paid reviews, but I do accept recommendations, and even review copies of books, so if you’d particularly like me to review something, tell me about it.
A Look at a Book
The Wallaby Detectives and the Tomato Sauce Mystery
Maggie from Maggie’s Pie Shop is in a flap! The tomato sauce delivery has not arrived. This is a job for the world’s smartest detectives.
Reviews for The Wallaby Detectives and the Tomato Sauce Mystery
Fabulous fun book! The kids loved it, and it made me a bit homesick for Aus myself, with the Wallaby tales. When’s the next one out? – Patricia (Lulu)
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