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Unfiltered 22
Well, I guess that’s it for summer. It really did speed by, but hopefully yours was full of sunshine and frivolity. I’m happy to say that mine was fruitful enough, having finally finished staining our...
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A Bullet for Cinderella
She was hard to find. Hard to get. Hard to kill. So says the cover of A Bullet for Cinderella, another violent romp through the guts of humanity by John D. MacDonald. Having just finished the book, I...
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One Sunday We Drank Old Fashioneds
And then on Monday we killed them all. I mentioned earlier that the best companion to a John D. MacDonald novel on a hot summer night is a cold Old Fashioned. This is just one of life’s simple,...
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Thompson vs. Block
This is not a cute fight. It would be nothing less than epic, a crime noir bout of the century, should these two heavyweight writers step into the ring. In one corner is Jim Thompson, often considered...
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Borderline Blossoms
Lawrence Block knows many things. Many unsavory things. Things like low living, thuglife and despair. Things like sex. Things like murder. And he knows hard drinking. I’m currently in the heat of A...
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The Goddamn Bugs Whacked Us, Johnny
The clear and present threat of an alien arachnid attack on earth seems reason enough for me to come out of the shadows and start blogging once again. Yes, I’ve remained silent on this issue long...
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Astounding!
Analog Magazine has reached its millennium — 1,000 issues published! What started in 1930 as Astounding Stories of Super Science has been thrilling starbound adventure seekers and igniting...
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Martians in London!
It’s so bloody typical of London (alas, of many large urban centres) to be so self-centred as to ignore the goings-on of the surrounding villages and countryside. H. G. Wells certainly knew it, and no...
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Time=Distance X Velocity
This river I step in is not the river I stand in. This Heraclitian phrase flows gently above the Queen Street acqueduct — recently re-lit with much ceremony to welcome the coming athletes of the 2015...
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No! Not Jon Snow!
Last night, at around 10pm Easter Time, you could almost hear the agonizing cry of shock at horror over the death of Jon Snow. “No! Not Jon Snow! How am I supposed to care about anything without Jon...
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Luna the Tuna
This is Luna. The tuna. Actually, she’s a Boston Terrier, but it doesn’t matter, since I’ve decided to raise her as a human child. Please… I know she’s a dog. But in this age where we force ourselves...
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