Stories of Suspense by Mary E. MacEwen
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A diverting assortment of spooky stories selected by an editor about whom I could discover almost nothing.
Stories of Suspense by Mary E. MacEwen
james_davis_nicollA diverting assortment of spooky stories selected by an editor about whom I could discover almost nothing.
Stories of Suspense by Mary E. MacEwen
Books Received, August 15 — August 22 Belated Poll
Aug. 23rd, 2025 09:20 amjames_davis_nicollPoll #33520 Books Received, August 15 — August 22
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 42
Which of these look interesting?
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The Last Woman on Earth by Bex Benjamin (September 2025)
12 (28.6%)
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole (January 2024)
13 (31.0%)
Guilt by Keigo Higashino (April 2026)
8 (19.0%)
Green and Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons (March 2026)
15 (35.7%)
The River She Became by Emily Varga (June 2026)
12 (28.6%)
Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.4%)
Cats!
32 (76.2%)
Books Received, August 15 — August 22
Aug. 23rd, 2025 08:57 amjames_davis_nicoll
Five books new to me: three fantasy, one mystery, and one science fiction. Two are series, and the other three may be stand-alone.
Books Received, August 15 — August 22
Thankful Thursday
Aug. 21st, 2025 09:30 pmmdlbearToday I am thankful for...
- My health, what's left of it. Beats the alternative.
- USB-C Power Delivery making some of the random chargers I need to carry around obsolete. Less thanks to things that take IEC 60320 cables. NO thanks for the many things that still use wall-warts. Power bricks with IEC cables are somewhere in between, because brick. So are charging cables with USB on one end and some random connector on the other.
- My bandmates, m and N.
- My little Zoom H2 recorder, which I have had since August 2007. Eighteen years later, it still does a great job of recording concerts and practice sessions.
- High-capacity SD cards and micro-SD cards. (I usually get micro-SD and use an adapter, of which I have more than I can use at any one time.) Pro tip: wrap a post-it around your micro-SD and label that.
No Two Worlds Are the Same: Planetary Diversity in SF
Aug. 21st, 2025 03:15 pmjames_davis_nicoll
There is no cookie cutter when it comes to celestial bodies...
No Two Worlds Are the Same: Planetary Diversity in SF
Bob
Aug. 21st, 2025 09:15 amfayanoraJust had a dream that some old, fat Vietnam vet named Bob was talking somewhere about his service, and Trump was there. Bob soon veered off into talking about Trump and how Trump was a disgusting orange disgrace, that his "fake tan' was actually just some weird oily, stinky, sticky goo that came out of an animal's anal glands, and that even though he (Bob) was old and fat, at least he wasn't a disgusting blob of gristle and stinking shit like Trump. He was soon being forced out of the room by security, at Trump's command. When Bob left, everyone left in the room started chanting "Encore! Encore! Encore!" and wouldn't stop, so Trump got frustrated and left, unable to make whatever speech he wanted to make.
Project Farcry by Pauline Ashwell
Aug. 21st, 2025 09:28 amjames_davis_nicoll
Dr. Jordan's weird kid Richard is the key to unlocking first contact... and much more.
Project Farcry by Pauline Ashwell
on the bright side
Aug. 20th, 2025 11:59 pmmarycatelliWent back and set up the opening more.
Fortunately, I realized that the next stage of action can kick off immediately now. The drama was pent up.
Fortunately, I realized that the next stage of action can kick off immediately now. The drama was pent up.
Star Trek Mapping: A Question of Rotarran
Aug. 20th, 2025 07:56 pmdewlineA StarTrek StarCharts/StellarCartography question:
I suspect that HD 29172 used to be the preferred host star for Rotarran, thanks to the Hipparcos Mission data. Gaia Mission seems to have corrected the location of that star from 204 ly from Sol to 521 ly, though.
Granted that the shows as broadcast from 2017 are mostly sticking with the XY placements of known stars as published back in 2002. That's an editorial decision I mostly accept.
Here's some of the candidates I'm looking at, encircled for your review and discussion. Among them, HD 17224 is an A0V, and the thing that gives me pause about that star is that it's over 300 ly "below" Z=0.
I'm looking for opinions, rather than definitive answers here.
I suspect that HD 29172 used to be the preferred host star for Rotarran, thanks to the Hipparcos Mission data. Gaia Mission seems to have corrected the location of that star from 204 ly from Sol to 521 ly, though.
Granted that the shows as broadcast from 2017 are mostly sticking with the XY placements of known stars as published back in 2002. That's an editorial decision I mostly accept.
Here's some of the candidates I'm looking at, encircled for your review and discussion. Among them, HD 17224 is an A0V, and the thing that gives me pause about that star is that it's over 300 ly "below" Z=0.
I'm looking for opinions, rather than definitive answers here.
Bundle of Holding: TinyZine
Aug. 20th, 2025 04:22 pmjames_davis_nicoll
The complete four-year run of TinyZine, the tabletop roleplaying magazine from Gallant Knight Games that supports the streamlined minimalist TinyD6 rules system.
Bundle of Holding: TinyZine
Steel of the Celestial Shadows, volume 1 by Daruma Matsuura (Translated by Caleb D. Cook)
Aug. 20th, 2025 08:56 amjames_davis_nicoll
What dire motivation drove beautiful, rich Tsuki to marry a pitiful wretch like Ryudo?
Steel of the Celestial Shadows, volume 1 by Daruma Matsuura (Translated by Caleb D. Cook)