by mike | Feb 27, 2023 | Books, Mysteries, Mystery Novels, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Bestselling American author Elizabeth George published her first Inspector Lynley mystery, A Great Deliverance, in 1988 to much acclaim. To date the series is still going strong both here and in the United Kingdom, with over twenty titles in print. And in 2001 the...
by mike | Dec 19, 2022 | Books, Myths & Legends, Travel, Uncategorized |
My bride and I visited Iceland during the summer many years ago. At that time of year there are more than twenty hours of sunshine each day. In December, not so much. Hardly any, in fact. Still, they have a Christmas tradition that rocks! On Christmas Eve many...
by mike | Nov 28, 2022 | Books, Fantasy, Life, Romance, Uncategorized |
Two days ago (November 26th) marked the 32nd anniversary of the day Jacqueline and I met. Tomorrow (November 29th) marks our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. It has been an awesome ride, though I have to keep asking myself the question: Where in heck has the time...
by mike | Nov 14, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized |
Erstwhile earthling Bernie Smith was zapped up from an Iowa cornfield to the deadly planet of Persus in my Sword & Planet spoof, The Wizard from Harrmel. In book two, The Horrors of Harrmel, Bernie and his bride, Thanna Dora, set out on a dangerous quest after...
by mike | Nov 7, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
You’d think that any movie based on a popular Michael Crichton novel would be a major hit. But the 1995 action/adventure film, Congo—while it did kind of okay at the box office—suffered the vitriol of critics, and its Razzie nominations were numerous. Even so, I love...
by mike | Sep 26, 2022 | Books, Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Novels, Mystery Series, Romance, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
My bride and I have gotten hooked on a new “dark comedy/mystery” series on Acorn TV. Recipes for Love and Murder, based on the Tannie Maria mystery novels of Sally Andrew, takes place in the rural South African town of Eden. That’s a misnomer, because this Eden is...
