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Thought for the Day

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
A piece of fiction is a carefully-crafted series of lies told to the reader, which the reader agrees to believe for the duration of the story. Anything that threatens the fragile nature of this agreement is bad. This is, for example, why it’s necessary to do your research…

Ah, Summer!

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
I’d like to say I’ve been on vacation, but alas, the latter half of June wasn’t that entertaining. Mostly it was spent dealing with assorted mundane but distracting issues like household repairs (ongoing and expensive . . . most of the time, when you live in a big…

Friday

A couple of weeks ago I visited at Star Cat Books (as remarked upon below). This is a used/new book store concentrating on science fiction and children’s literature (though they have a lot of other things). I was there for two days, and during some down time I started re-reading Friday by R. A. Heinlein.Continue reading “Friday”

An Early-June Miscellany

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
A trio of literary (more or less) links: “Somewhere in the distance, a dog barked.”? If that line has an all-too-familiar ring to it, you shouldn’t be surprised.? Here’s an article from Slate on the barking-dog trope in modern fiction that will reassure you that you aren’t just…

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Or, yesterday, anyway, while helping with Customer Appreciation Day in Bradford, VT, for the Bradford Merchants’ Association: This appearance was sponsored by Star Cat Books. Check ’em out!