Monthly Archives: December 2021

The Moonstone & Sixpence

Posted on December 29, 2021 by midiguru

I don’t remember when I acquired my paperback copy of Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone. Internal evidence (the copyright notice on the reprint) suggests it was probably in the mid-1980s. If I read it at the time, I have only the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Little Conundrum

Posted on December 27, 2021 by midiguru

On Facebook (yeah, I spend too much time on Facebook; you got a problem with that?) a friend posted a slogan from Occupy World. The slogan says, “Inclusion means making ALL people feel empowered and welcome.” (The caps are in … Continue reading →

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Just the Facts, Ma’am

Posted on December 12, 2021 by midiguru

Twenty years or so ago, back around the turn of the century, I had a dandy idea for a murder mystery set in ancient Rome. (It’s called While Caesar Sang of Hercules, and it’s now available on Amazon, but that’s … Continue reading →

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