Category Archives: villains

Line in the Sand, or Footprints?

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

“What is the bravest/scariest thing you have ever done?” This is a hard one, as I thought of myself as a coward most of my life. However, I have come to realize that there are a few things that I … Continue reading →

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Poor Relations

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

I used to say that I liked to read everything but romance, but falling in with the Hound, Foxes and their friends changed that. I narrowed it down to say that I enjoyed everything but Regency, and now I have … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t She Make Up Her Mind?

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Couldn’t She Make Up Her Mind? Once again, I listened to an audiobook to get my intellectual needs met while I worked around the house. It may be tenacity that I stayed with it even when I started getting disappointed … Continue reading →

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Riveting Third Title

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Jeff Salter

In a Fascinating Action Series Review by Jeff Salter Of William Alan Webb’s Standing at the Edge Vol. 3 of the Last Brigade Series Intro I first encountered Bill Webb on the pages of a WW2 magazine where he’d published … Continue reading →

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Well, Hello Dahl

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

A quick review this week for two books, but one story, and only about the first quarter of the whole story. I’m talking about a life, the life of Roald Dahl. I still don’t know everything about the man,  but … Continue reading →

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Panning Pan

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“If you were asked to rewrite/modernize a classic novel, which one would you want to adapt?” There’s a very good question. I have tried hard to read or listen to classics.  I read a great deal all of my life … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Kings

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Actually, it is one King. Or, one could argue, nine Kings or more. As readers and my colleagues here know, I am a fan of Stephen King. I do not usually recommend his work to people, however. The reason for … Continue reading →

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It Was a Noir and Stormy Night…

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

“What kind of book would you like to write that you haven’t tried before?”  I’d like to be able to write a REAL mystery, an all-out head-scratcher from start to finish. A gritty, serious, police or even a spy novel. … Continue reading →

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Subleties

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

I have always been aware of how a simple gift can lift a spirit, how a kind remark or compliment can make a day, or even be remembered for years by the recipient. I also know that a mean action … Continue reading →

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Careless Whisperers

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

I have several works-in-progress. Oh, would that other stories would stop insisting on telling me more of their own people and plots and let me finish one at a time! Do you have that problem? I will get up a … Continue reading →

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