Monthly Archives: August 2011

Book Review: A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

A couple of months ago during The 30 Days of Books meme, I admitted that I had never read any Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol didn’t count) and to remedy that put up a poll to choose the Dickens book … Continue reading →

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Friday Drabble: Storms

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Remember, a drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble. Storms Lightning strobed the world … Continue reading →

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Dystopian Days

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

What is it about dystopian books that can be so appealing? Is that they serve as cautionary tales for our own society, extrapolating to possible-but-hopefully-still-avoidable futures? Or is it the antithesis of “the grass is greener” argument, in that the … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 22, 2011 by

If last weekend was my birthday, this past weekend also marked another significant milestone at The Aerie: this blog turned five. Wow, I guess now it’s getting ready to go to blog-kindergarten. I always like to take this time to … Continue reading →

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Friday Drabble: They

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Remember, a drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble. They He sighed and let … Continue reading →

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Smart Is Sexy, Or Is It?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

The story is almost a cliché, isn’t it? A young girl in grade and middle school loves to tinker, is great at math, enjoys digging in the dirt for bugs and toads, and is a voracious reader… until she gets … Continue reading →

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XLVI

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Yep, that time of year again. My birthday was this past weekend and having just come off a week-plus of travel to the east coast and with the Beloved staring at the next two weeks mostly on the road for … Continue reading →

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NPR’s Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

This past week, NPR posted a list of what it considers the Top Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, which was part of an online voting campaign this summer.  Over 60,000 votes were cast and the top 100 vote-getters are out. … Continue reading →

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Friday Drabble: The Ocean of My Youth

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

Remember, a drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble. The Ocean of My Youth … Continue reading →

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Help! Help! A Giant Squid!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

One of the things that a pale, befreckled person looks forward to during a beach vacation is reading. Reading on the shady deck in the morning, reading on the couch at midday and reading under an umbrella while out on … Continue reading →

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