Pale Rider The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney I’m one of those people that likes to be informed—on everything really or as much as I can fit into my small mediocre brain and limited attention span. The positives of having a desktop, 27-inch plus monitor and high-speedContinue reading “Book Review: Pale Rider The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney”
Book Review: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold While I’m finishing other books and forcing myself back into my daily writing habits, I wanted to comment on one of my favorite books in the interim—a book I loved long before it was popularized by Where the Crawdads Sing. I hope I’m not the only one thatContinue reading “Book Review: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold”
Recalibrate – The Offset Accords
The Offset AccordsNiko Amalia Xeni Mwangi I had a friendShe proved not meekin light, I at once amendand must bespeak Wit and woke despite yours trulybeyond, above and even unrulycontend and favor and aid the restdeception unborn and stratagem attest In force and failour duties o’er pendfriendships need countervailfor kinships to transcend Consider the pluckContinue reading “Recalibrate – The Offset Accords”
Poetry: 45 –> 46 = Democracy
Day and Dawnthe time is hereBegone, go away, bye-bye,please disappear Cages and liespromoted by hatewhen it came to powerlike greed—a refusal to abdicate Neglect and diminishthe toll they wroughtwe never endorsedto take away our shot Tropes and traditionshopes and truthswe live in those momentsthat’s never, ever been smooth We plan, we play,we love and hatebutContinue reading “Poetry: 45 –> 46 = Democracy”
All Things TV: Review – Bridgerton (Updated)
Dearest reader, Many, many, many moons ago, when Amazon Prime Video was in its wee beginnings (if felt like the beta stages), I was that customer that pestered them repeatedly on how my BSG or various movie videos weren’t downloading/streaming properly. We exchanged many emails—or, rather, I emailed them and they give me $1 creditsContinue reading “All Things TV: Review – Bridgerton (Updated)”
Pandemic Diary 2020
In response to a Book Riot and Out of the Box essay on documenting the personal experiences of the pandemic, this timeline will also be in correlation to the ongoing authoritarian threat from the Trump-Republican regime. Any and all essays on the subjects will be posted here as links. Timeline © 2020-2021 Matilda London/Pamela GayContinue reading “Pandemic Diary 2020”
Book Review: Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey
Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey I’ve read the first five of the Malory-Anderson Family series books. While I like Love Only Once, Tender Rebel and Say You Love Me, my favorites so far are Gentle Rogue and The Magic of You. First, some of the language could be considered a bit iffy—I’ll leave you toContinue reading “Book Review: Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey”
Recalibrate
Online Exclusive Serial Novella Series Niko is a mushroom popping, universe jumping, future scientist with an attitude problem. Jay is her cyborg—kind of. Follow their travails. Part of The Mirror Series. Trigger Warning—Rating Mature: Yes. Serial Fiction Intro – Potent and Worn Chapter One – New Moon on Monday Chapter Two – Back in BlackContinue reading “Recalibrate”
The Female of the Species Series
Online Exclusive Serial Novella Series Meet Layne Gregory and Lucretia Summers. Lucretia is a successful business woman and Layne, her personal assistant. They like to cause trouble—the good kinda trouble. With fascism on the rise, they insinuate themselves inside the open cracks to cause some chaos. Anarchists of the unusual sort, they plan to haveContinue reading “The Female of the Species Series”
Poetry: Riled and Ravaged
wilt and ooze, the sore it seepsthey abandon the masses and slaughter us like sheeps rank the rot and deem them fraudsunveil the famine, expose the facades amass the ailing, expel the bloatedfoster the hope and revive the corroded bestow the cash and champion the aidauthorize the payments, reward the unpaid shelter the powerless, protectContinue reading “Poetry: Riled and Ravaged”