Category Archives: Witterings

Non fiction blathering.

September 2023 book blog

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Rel

The month began with ‘Wonder Worlds’ by William F Nolan. Another farewell read, for a book that’s been on my shelves for decades. It’s been a long time since I read these stories, and only a few felt familiar. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Book blog, Review, Witterings | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Decluttering Blog – Part Four

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Rel

There are two aspects to decluttering. The first one is the charity stuff, I need to drastically reduce the amount of stock for the stall, and then keep sales ahead of donations. My primary goal is to raise funds for … Continue reading →

Posted in Decluttering Blog, Non fiction, Witterings | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Decluttering Blog – Part Three

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Rel

I’ve been keeping notes, and for the sake of brevity, I’ll collate the results. First of all, books. There are a lot of them. I am putting some on eBay, but if they don’t sell fairly quickly then they go … Continue reading →

Posted in Decluttering Blog, Witterings | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

September and October 2022 book blog

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Rel

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana … October was a busy month, there was a family wedding (congratulations to my wonderful nephew Jake and his talented, funny, witty and utterly amazing bride Eva) and also lots … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Review, Witterings | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

July 2022 book blog

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Rel

You remember how I stopped reading so much, to give me more time to write? That didn’t work out so well, so I read a lot more in July and also managed to finish my second book. ‘Ransomed Hearts’ will … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Review, Witterings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

May 2021 book blog

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Rel

I tried out a new author in the first week in May, I’d been promised sf, but I don’t think it was. Not my thing, but it was well presented and I’m sure other people would like it, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Review, Witterings | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

February 2021 book blog

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Rel

And so, on to February, when I finished Adrian Tchaikovsky’s ‘Echoes of the Fall’ trilogy by binge reading ‘The Hyena and The Hawk’. This series pushed all my buttons, strong female characters, children estranged from their parents, shape shifters, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Review, Uncategorized, Witterings | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

January 2021 book blog

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Rel

Goodreads is a useful way of logging what I’ve been reading, but I thought I’d start a more personal reading blog here. I’ll start with January just gone, and aim to catch up with the rest of the year soon. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Review, Uncategorized, Witterings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fandom

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Rel

I wrote this a dozen or so years ago, after an epic trip to London to see the Manics. I was awake for nearly 24 hours, which explains the spaceship and the elephant, but nothing else.  It turns out that … Continue reading →

Posted in Non fiction, Witterings | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Idoru – second time around

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Rel

On re-reading William Gibson’s Idoru. The second reading comes nearly sixteen years after the first. My memories of the first reading are of disappointment – it wasn’t the book I wanted it to be. I wanted the Idoru to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Non fiction, Witterings | Leave a comment