I like dystopian literature. It’s one of my favourite genres. I like the combination of the unflinching view of humans and how base, violent, and nasty we can get, with the yearning hope for better that’s also part of the story. Sometimes, the hopefulness seems terribly pointless and misplaced, and often, especially early on in the stories, darkness seems to triumph, but that’s usually a … Continue reading Dystopian Lit and the Happily Ever After.
I fell down the disaster-prep YouTube a while back. I have an affection for disaster and apocalyptic movies and books; do enough searches, and YouTube starts suggesting survival videos for your pleasure. I’m a bit cautious – it’s easy to infect your YouTube algorithm, and it takes an infinity to set it right. I don’t want to be inundated with conspiracy vids, and the line … Continue reading Disaster Prep and Tech That Endures
I have a whole playlist of music that is good for my mood. I call it Songs I’m Loving Now. It got that title because the list is fluid, but “currently” felt pretentious. New music is added as I find it, and older pieces that haven’t been spun for a while get returned to the library for a period of rest. Nevertheless, there are some … Continue reading Good Mood Music
I don’t have one particular quote or mantra that informs my life. I’m a well of words, a consequence of a lifetime spent deep in books, but they swim about most chaotically, and I’m not the best at dropping the appropriate bot mot at the most effective time. I’m more about l’esprit de l’escalier. I could carry about one of my many quotation collection books, … Continue reading Happiness is an apropos quote.
From Famine to Feast 