Scientist Gone Wordy

English: a language that lurks in dark alleys, beats up other languages and rifles through their pockets for spare vocabulary.

Title: Eating the Dinosaur Author: Chuck Klosterman Publisher: Simon & Schuster (2009) I truly have no idea how to summarize Eating the...

Title: Blue-Eyed Devil Authors: Lisa Kleypas, Robert B. Parker Publishers: St. Martin's Press (2008), G.P. Putnam's Sons (2010) Sin...

My seemingly non-stop whining about series over the last 6 months and Apprentice Writer's recent post inspired me to turn whining into ...

Title: Sympathy for the Devil Author: Kent Anderson Publisher: Bantam (2000), originally published in 1987 Quick aside - the copyright page...

The price increase for Xbox Live subscriptions will probably go unnoticed in many (ok, most) households but this one takes notice. And Dr M...

Titles: The Spymaster's Lady             My Lord and Spymaster Author: Joanna Bourne Publisher: Berkley Sensation (2008) The Spymas...

And can I get in touch with his stylist?

So I'm not actually going to write up a review of my own because le0pard13's review at Lazy Thoughts From a Boomer is better (and m...

Worth your time! You've got Dr M to thank for this one and be sure you're not drinking anything when you surf over because it'...

Title: Born In Ice Author: Nora Roberts Publishers: Jove (1995) I have avoided Nora Roberts for one reason: I'm deeply suspicious ...

Title: A Scanner Darkly Author: Philip K. Dick Publisher: Vintage Books (1977) le0pard13 and I are back again for a look at a book a...

I was inspired to play along! In high school I was : Not Quite a Lady (Loretta Chase) People might be surprised I’m : Looking for Rache...

Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power ...

Title: Almost Heaven Author: Judith McNaught Publisher: Pocket Books (1990) First I must thank the SBD crew over at Sum of Me for help...

Title: Katherine Author: Anya Seton Publisher: Chicago Review Press (2004), originally published in 1954 Katherine is historical ficti...

PASSING stranger! you do not know how longingly I look upon you, You must be he I was seeking, or she I was seeking, (it comes to me...

Dr M and I are sports fans and so we often find ourselves discussing various aspects of the sporting community. Over the last year or so we ...

A while back I posted on the idea of the OTHER in publishing and the post included this comment: Far worse than this though, are the auth...

(while playing Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel ) "Did I accidentally take her pants off and not notice?" If this is not a commentary ...