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My Yeti bought me a Kindle for Christmas and I have to tell you I am lovin’ it! I was super excited to get one, but was also afraid I wouldn’t like it and then I’d be stuck with this gadget that amounted to nothing more than a paperweight in the end. I love books, [...]
This article over on The Bookseller website is really interesting to me and I certainly hope it’s not a harbinger of things to come. Some literary bigwigs are frothing at the mouth about it though, so perhaps it will come to nothing in the end. Let me sum up: Basically, The Wylie Agency has decided [...]
So JD Salinger has died. Can’t say he didn’t have it coming, he was 91 years old. That’s a ripe old age and if you’ve got to go (and you do) you may as well go with 91 years under your belt. Stephen King wrote a couple short paragraphs on his passing over at his [...]
I’m a big fan of horror fiction. It’s a guilty pleasure dating back to when I was old enough to read. It’s worse than scary movies because with a movie you can cover your eyes until the bad parts are past. But with novels — well, it’s a bit difficult to read with your eyes [...]
i’ve written scads of most excellent books in my day. well, not so much written as thought about it. well, not so much thought about it as i’ve come up with really excellent titles for them. i come up with all these awesome book titles and i get a glimmer of an idea for the [...]
my love affair with books began so long ago i can’t even remember. it seems as though i came out of the womb reading and devouring everything with words. for me reading isn’t a hobby. it’s a necessity. when i read a book i develop a friendship with the author. i become intimate with the [...]
A Woman's Manifesto
Because a woman’s work is never done.
and is underpaid, or unpaid, or boring, or repetitious,
and we’re the first to get fired,
and what we look like is more important than what we do.
And if we get raped its our fault
and if we get beaten we must have provoked it
and if we raise our voices we’re nagging bitches
and if we enjoy sex we’re nymphos
and if we don’t we’re frigid
and if we love women it’s because we can’t get a real man
and if we ask our doctor too many questions we’re neurotic or pushy
and if we expect childcare we’re selfish
and if we stand up for our rights we’re aggressive and un-feminine
and if we don’t we’re typical weak females
and if we want to get married we’re out to trap a man
and if we don’t we’re unnatural
and because we still can’t get an adequate, safe contraceptive, but men can walk on the moon
and if we can’t cope or don’t want a pregnancy we’re made to feel guilty about abortion
and for lots and lots of other reasons
we are part of the women’s liberation movement.- Joyce Stevens, International Woman’s Day, 1975.
Man Vs. Heart Attack
I am somewhat worried about the dude on Man v Food. He isn’t looking so good these days and putting that food away like that can’t be good for him.
