November 3, 2017
Book Club: December Selection and January Poll
Hello all, a book has been selected by popular vote for our December read! Drum roll please . . .
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November 3, 2017
Dear Sherry: Stuck in My Head
Dear Sherry, A number of years ago, I entered a short story contest and won. Yay me! One of the prizes was tuition in a writing course. Something the teacher said has stuck with me all these years. She said that I shouldn’t take the time to picture the story in my mind first. She said that ruins the story.…
November 2, 2017
Inside the Mind of a Bookseller
Customers that walk into a bookstore may think one of two things when they see someone working there. The first is that the bookseller knows everything. They’ll be able to recommend books to you, figure out the name of the book of which you can only remember part of the title and cover color, and more. The second is that…
November 1, 2017
Silver Screen Resolution: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
This year, I’ve resolved to see twelve new-to-me spec fic movies in a no-doubt vain attempt at catching up with popular culture. One movie per month, the results of watching said movie discussed at the beginning of the next month. I made myself some rules. It must be spec-fic. For review here on Spec-Chic and for myself. I just prefer…