Author: Shannon Turlington
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Life as a Monopoly game…
We’d like to believe we live in a meritocracy. This is part of the American myth we tell ourselves, that only the person with the best qualifications should be admitted to the college, get the job, etc. However, we don’t start out on a level playing field. The circumstances of your birth gives you distinct…
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My review of The Children of Men by PD James on SF Mistressworks
SF Mistressworks has graciously reposted my review of The Children of Men by P.D. James. I hope you will go read it and support this terrific blog reviewing science fiction written by women.
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Room 237…
I watched Room 237 last night on Netflix instant streaming and highly recommend it. It is a documentary that presents several theories on what is really going on in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. But wait! It is so much more than a geek-out about The Shining. (Although, to be fair, the film will be more enjoyable if you’ve seen The Shining, and…
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Thoughts on tolerance of others’ beliefs…
Here’s something I see a lot, at least in Internet discussions: When someone criticizes a belief held by a group of people, such as a political or religious group, they are shouted down for being “intolerant” of that group as a whole and not willing to accept others’ beliefs. But this is a fallacy. There are…
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My Little Free Library project…
I’m going to be sponsoring a Little Free Library in our neighborhood. “Take a book, return a book.” I enjoy looking at the pictures of all the little free libraries people have built. Here’s one repurposing a pay phone booth, which is extinct now, of course. It would be nice to build the equivalent of…
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My Review of The Kids Will Be Fine by Daisy Waugh
The Kids Will Be Fine: Guilt-Free Motherhood for Thoroughly Modern Women by Daisy Waugh I just received this book and started reading it. It has already won me over by liberal use of terms like “bullshit” and “piss,” the assertion–one that I have always agreed with–that in this modern age there is no reason in…
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My review of Into the Forest by Jean Hegland on SF Mistressworks
Into the Forest, Jean Hegland (1996) Review by Shannon Turlington “People have been around for at least 100,000 years. And how long have we had electricity?” “Well, Edison invented the incandescent lamp in 1879.” “See? All this,” and she swung her arm to encircle the rooms of the only house I’d ever know, “was only…
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Ah, nostalgia! Revisiting childhood reads…
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been revisiting favorite authors from my childhood, just rereading one or two of their best novels. I read a lot of mysteries back then, but I’ve fallen off in my mystery reading since. First, I reread some Agatha Christies: And Then There Were None and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd:…
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Everyday Drinking by Kingsley Amis–Thoughts
It seems like many of us avid readers have a fascination with what, and how much, some of our favorite authors could drink. There have been some wonderful love letters written to alcohol by some of our greatest literary talents. Kingsley Amis was a prodigious drinker. We might almost call him a professional. His words…
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