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Steven Allen’s review of Baited Truth

Steven Allen’s review of Baited Truth 2/5: Not bad for a trope-laden action-romance. Not as humorous, or as exciting as the reviews suggested. Sex is rather…www.goodreads.com

Not bad for a trope-laden action-romance. Not as humorous, or as exciting as the reviews suggested. Sex is rather late in the book, completely vanilla, not safe and very mundane. If you seek word porn, this is not your…

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Whatever Wednesday #1 - Seattle ReCreative, Stationary Tourism

Whatever Wednesday #1 – Seattle ReCreative, Stationary Tourism

Whatever Wednesday will feature reviews and thoughts on writing, pens, pen fetishes (non-sexual), inks, office supplies collecting, notepads, fine quality papers, stationary tourism, etc. Occasionally I may post some of my short fiction, but I am not going to hold myself to any schedule.

Today I visited Seattle ReCreative. I’ve heard of this craft recycling store for a while. Located not too far…

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Trash Tuesday #1 - The Helmsman Saga by Bill Baldwin

Trash Tuesday #1 – The Helmsman Saga by Bill Baldwin

This is my first entry into Trash Tuesday. Not everything that I read has to be a life-changing read. Sometimes I just want some no-brainer entertainment. Trashy pulp novels are like comfort food for my brain.

I really love the classic pulp SciFi and Fantasy from the late 1970’s through the mid-90’s. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert Howard, E.C. Tubb, and Robert Adams are some of my favorites.…

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Meat Monday #1 - The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century by Steven Pinker

Meat Monday #1 – The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century by Steven Pinker

My first “Meat Monday” post where I review a “serious” nonfiction literary work either from my reference shelf or borrowed through my local library.

The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover) by Steven PinkerI borrowed this book through my local library with the possible intent of adding it to my home reference library. This book was suggested as a…

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My First Fountain Pen

My First Fountain Pen

Or how my pen fetish led to my love of fountain pens. Like most addictions my fountain pen addiction started small – with one Sheaffer fountain pen.

When deployed in the pre-internet Dark Ages I wrote long rambling letters to my wife – by hand. There was no Skype or email so we waited sometimes more than a month or two for a letter to arrive at either end.

My first letters to my girlfriend who…

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No One Plays Tabletop Games Anymore

No One Plays Tabletop Games Anymore

No one plays tabletop games anymore, despite what I hear about a supposed resurgence. Whether it be Talisman, Axis and Allies, Life, Rummikub, OD&D, AD&D, or Monopoly – you can’t find enough consistent gamers.

A once-a-month Talisman game with a group from the local game store lasted about two months before excuses, no shows and people ghosting. (With the high value of a complete,…

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My Kindle Thinks That I Am Gay

My Kindle Thinks That I Am Gay

As a straight male you wouldn’t think that my Kindle recommended reading list is comprised of almost nothing but romance novels.

I read a lot of Sci-Fi, Space Opera and Fantasy. Most of the books in the Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres I read in paperback form which my Kindle does not recognize. Goodreads tracks my reading progress and does not agree with my Kindle.

Through Amazon and Kindle, each month…

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I Love Fantasy Role Playing Games

I Love Fantasy Role Playing Games

Many years ago in a galaxy far, far away, I discovered Fantasy Role Playing Games (FRPG) through my best friend in high school. Yes, I was “one of those” geeks. I played FRPGs for many years, but I did not prowl steam tunnels or confuse my fantasy characters with my own persona.

To the dismay of my ultra conservative religious parents during high school I dabbled with FRPGs. It was not until I…

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I hate wooden pencils!

I hate wooden pencils!

Don’t get me wrong, I use wooden pencils a lot – just not in my commonplace books, notepads or anything I want archival safe.

The largest motivator for shifting to fountain and roller ball pens is that their ink, properly chosen, is archival safe and once dry, waterproof. No pencil that I have yet used is waterproof. I live in the soggy Pacific Northwest – getting drenched is a way of life here.…

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Help! – I am addicted to binders!

Help! – I am addicted to binders!

Yesterday I wrote how suffer an unreasonable addiction to post-its. Today I am admitting to my second office supply addiction – binders. My vast collection of binders fills several large bookcases in my tiny house.

Most of my binders are the standard three ring style found in any office supply store. I dislike binders with more than three rings so none of those grace my collection.

In the early…

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Help! I am addicted to Post-it® sticky notes!

Help! I am addicted to Post-it® sticky notes!

I have a ginormous hoard of Post-it® sticky notes larger than a person really should own. I have never found a Post-it® sticky note that I did not like as long as it sticks and has enough room for my near illegible scrawl.

(The picture above does not convey the true size of my collection. My collection rests on a standard eight-foot long folding table. My post-it collection covers more than…

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