Blogging
Day-to-day minutiae.
Pimpin’ my portfolio
Clearing out the linkrot
It stands to reason that a medium as subject to change as the Internet will, over time, exhibit signs of decay. In the case of a website that amalgamates posts from at least five other sites, and which has been…
Eelderwolde: somewhere in Drenthe
New site theme: Editor
Preoccupations: ‘Disarray’ (Toronto, 2018)
Ann Leckie: Provenance
I absolutely loved Ann Leckie’s Raadch trilogy, and Provenance is a worthy addition to her universe. I just wish the publishers had gone with a less shouty blurb/cover/testimonial approach. “POWER. THEFT. PRIVILEGE. BIRTHRIGHT.” is ridiculously over-the-top for what is essentially…
Simple
As usual, all it took to restore my faith in humanity was a visit to the local library.
Margaret Atwood: Hag-seed
Hag-seed (2016) is such a fun novel, and so well written. I think I may be finally ready to deep dive into the big ones: Alias Grace, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Blind Assassin … So much to read, so little…