October 2025 Reads

Book cover collage of Abeni's Song, and The City of Stardust

Abeni’s Song

I’ve loved everything I’ve read in P. Djèlí Clark’s Dead Djinn Universe, and Ring Shout was a singular reading experience. Abeni’s Song was like a classic fairy tale with some Studio Ghibli whimsy thrown in. Enjoyable, though not a page-turner.

The City of Stardust

The story was interesting; I wanted to know the ending. For me, …
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Saturday Morning Cartoons!

Poster for Saturday Mornig All-You-Can-East Cereal Cartoon Party: Halloween Edition

There is at least one thing uniting a large swath of Baby Boomers, Gen X’ers, and Millennials: Saturday morning cartoons! Our go-to cartoons might be different, but we all fondly remember that glorious morning of animated goodness that only came once a week.

When I saw the Rio Theatre’s ad for “The Saturday Morning All-You-Can Cereal Cartoon Party” it was …
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Back to Reading

Book cover collage: - The Eye of the Bedlam Bride - Tea You at the Altar - The Spell Shop - Asunder - Ocean's Gadori

Reading used to be my go-to activity when I had nothing else to do. With social media, on-demand TV, and the internet it’s harder to have nothing to do. I fell out of the habit of reading. Last year I made an effort to get back into regular reading.

It’s been wonderful. Science fiction/fantasy is much richer than I remember …
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