This entry was originally posted at https://pchengi.com/general/2021/03/19/Book_review_Stephen_Kings_Mr, and cross-posted here.

After I finished King's latest book 'Later', I was tempted to start reading something longer by King, and so started reading Mr. Mercedes. The book is very unlike the typical SK fare, with absolutely no paranormal ( Read more... )

On a trip to the local supermarket, I noticed a table which had many books laid out on it.  There was nobody there to sell them, though.  Even as I was watching, an old lady walked up to the table, looked at a couple of books, picked one up and left. Intrigued, I walked up to the table myself and saw a small handwritten note. As the text was in ( Read more... )

Hometown visit and leisure overdose
The visit to my hometown was nice while it lasted and now, the hangover has passed too! Work had been silently piling up on my desk while I was away and suddenly, it seems that I'm neck deep in work! Not that I'm complaining though. The thing with holidays, vacations and hometown visits is that one tends to ( Read more... )

The past week has been an interesting one for me. I wrote a poem after nearly two years and I now find myself doing something else that I love and haven't been able to do in a long time. Read. I found 'Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance' in the office cupboard. Not sure who it belongs too, but I mentioned it to me boss and borrowed it. I ( Read more... )