(This is the fifth installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** So you’re playing an RPG. What exactly are you doing? … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2016
by Brenda W. Clough A few weeks ago, I posted a link to the Ultimate British Muffin. Clearly a bake test was called for. I armed myself with some ‘strong’ flour (if they cannot raise high-gluten wheat in Britain then … Continue reading
The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries Book 4 by Chris Dolley This novel is the 5th story in the R&W Steampunk Mystery series. Stories 1 and 2 were published in the ebook What Ho, Automaton! Stories … Continue reading
I’ve been perusing the depths of Amazon Prime and Netflix to see what sort of odd little films they serve up. One piece of advice: for good or ill, I have found absolutely no correlation between the rating of these … Continue reading
We’re happy: Thor, Bear dog, and I wrapped in our reflective tarps as we perch on the snowy flanks of Mt. Shuksan, breathing in the crisp mountain air and listening to the quiet. We’re just the right amount of … Continue reading
THIRTY-FIVE DAYS by Ursula K. Le Guin In answer to a letter about the continuing occupation of the Malheur Refuge headquarters, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley wrote me, “Despite [the recent arrest of several militants], the armed takeover of the wildlife … Continue reading
I’m bilingual. Or perhaps trilingual. There are a number of languages jostling for space in my head, and I have the kind of mind that makes a difference that way – I can pick up random words in languages I … Continue reading
The latest edition of the Book View Cafe newsletter is out and includes a special deal: If you’re one of the first 75 readers to spend $5 or more in the BVC Bookstore you get 50 percent off your entire … Continue reading
I love movies, but I don’t go to the movie theater much any more. I can’t enjoy films there like I used to. Why? I have partial hearing loss, in a specific way that makes it hard for me to … Continue reading
Today’s cover reveal is … The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall by Chris Dolley. Book View Café is thrilled to announce that Chris Dolley’s new Reeves & Worcester novel will be published on February 9th in both trade paperback and digital … Continue reading