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Fever! In the Mornin’
It’s MLK Day, which has nothing to do with today’s random entry Slow Burn – Book 2: InfectedBobby Adair “Square one,” Murphy agreed. “What about your sister?” I asked. Murphy’s smile slipped off of his face. “She wasn’t at the house. Now, with the whole neighborhood burned down, my only chance of finding her is Continue reading
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On the 21st Day of Christmas
Two weeks nonstop and counting Christmas Can Be MurderJacob Lee and Liz Dodwell “I hear tell she was just living in one of her daddy’s rent houses, and supposed to be writing a book, but all I seen was her livin’ off her daddy’s money again.” Norma tsk’ed. “Now, she wasn’t that bad, and none Continue reading
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Ermine Furs Adorn the Imperious
Posted late yet right on time Venus in FursRitter von Leopold Sacher-Masoch (Trans. Fernanda Savage) A sleepless night; I made countless decisions, only to toss them aside again. In the morning I wrote her a letter in which I declared our relationship dissolved. My hand trembled when I put on the seal, and I burned Continue reading
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Like to be God
It’s a snow day where I’m at, but that has nothing to do with anything regarding our selection Frankenstein, or The Modern PrometheusMary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley “I now hasten to the more moving part of my story. I shall relate events that impressed me with feelings which, from what I had been, have made me Continue reading
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Lucky 13
Our eleventh randomly opened book, but our 13th post overall The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas [Pere] “Instead of shutting yourself up here as if you were under arrest, get on horseback and come and take a ride with me to St. Germain.” “My dear fellow,” said Athos, “I ride horses when I have any; when I Continue reading
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Our Strange Duet
Ten Post Milestone The Phantom of the OperaGaston Leroux Servants appeared, carrying lights; Count Phillippe, terribly anxious: “What is it?” “I think I have been dreaming,” replied the young man. “I fired at two stars that kept me from sleeping.” “You’re raving! Are you ill? For God’s sake, tell me, Raoul: what happened?” And the count Continue reading
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Awooh!
Almost missed today’s entry thanks to a power outage. White FangJack London But it was his concern that they leave him alone in his isolation, get out of his way when he elected to walk among them, and at all times acknowledge his mastery over them. A hint of stiff-leggedness on their part, a lifted Continue reading
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Преступленіе и наказаніе
And now another work week Crime and PunishmentFyodor Dostoevsky (trans. by Constance Garnett) “Simply because a poor student, unhinged by poverty and hypochondria, on the eve of a severe delirious illness (note that), suspicious, vain, proud, who has not seen a soul to speak to for six months, in rags and in boots without soles, Continue reading
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Heavenly Wine and Roses
We finished a whole week Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë There was every article of furniture looking just as it did on the morning I was first introduced to Mr. Brocklehurst: the very rug he had stood upon still covered the hearth. Glancing at the bookcases, I thought I could distinguish the two volumes of Bewick’s British Continue reading
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Temper Like My Jealousy
First weekend of the year for a random out of context page Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë ‘May she wake in torment!’ he cried, with frightful vehemence, stamping his foot, and groaning in a sudden paroxysm of ungovernable passion. ‘Why, she’s a liar to the end! Where is she? Not there–not in heaven–not perished–where? Oh! you said Continue reading
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