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Having very little to say, I'll just quote Chesterton for some fun...
"I like detective stories; I read them, I write them; but I do not believe them. The bones and structure of a good detective story are so old and well known that it may seem banal to state them even in outline. A policeman, stupid but sweet-tempered, and always weakly erring on the side of mercy, walks along the street; and in the course of his ( Read more... ) -
Only book finished in March
And the 3rd of March, at that... My life is a bit too chaotic for long stretches of reading these days.
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. SayersThis was enjoyable; especially Miss Climpson (one wonders if this is where Agathy Christie got her inspiration for Miss Marple; I read her autobiography once - Agatha Christie's, that is - but can't remember if ( Read more... ) -
Added some people - Hi
I thought it about time to add some more "inkling" folks... Welcome to my friends list ( Read more... ) -
Late with reading Sayers
So it was Good Friday, and I only got as far as the second play of Dorothy Sayers' The Man Born to Be King. I should have started reading earlier, considering how chaotic things are at the moment (sister moving to new house, etc ( Read more... ) -
Focus
When I still hoped that auditory integration therapy might have some effect on my sensitivity to sound, I wondered what would turn out to be the next-biggest difficulty related to my autism. I think I know now.
( It's the focus. ) -
Restless Legs Syndrome
Oh joy.
I seem to be full of disordered movements. -
Books Finished in February
Many Dimensions by Charles Williams - as reported earlier
The Just Vengeance by Dorothy L. Sayers - which I will have to re-read before I can say anything coherent about it
Father Brown of the Church of Rome by G. K. Chesterton - anthology of the most Catholicism-related Father Brown stories -
Finished tonight: Williams
Just wanted to put a note in here about Many Dimensions, but was stupid and went to read stuff first, so it's all gone. I'll try though.
Many Dimensions by Charles Williams (1931).
I don't know how long it took me to read this, but it took me long - certainly longer than Shadows of Ecstasy, which I read straight through. If Williams is remembered ( Read more... ) -
The "Screwtape Letters" of Disability Shame
Read this:
- if you're disabled.
- if you're not disabled.
- if you know a disabled person.
- if you don't know a disabled person.
- if you know everything about disability already.
- if you don't know anything about disability yet.
Disability Shame Speaks: 'I am alive and doing very well.'
Talk about demons.
Thanks to wakasplat and moggymania for the link.