2010 Reading CX-CXII

Forgot two:

CX: Leigh Brackett, The Hounds of Skaith
CXI: Leigh Brackett, The Reavers of Skaith

Two late novels, the conclusion of the Eric John Stark (or is it John Eric Stark?) trilogy begun with The Ginger Star. I can't say this science fantasy/planetary romance does much for me.


( CXII: Barry Malzberg, Phase IV )

I have put flour and stuff in the breadmaker, in the hope of having a breakfast to sleep through.

2010 Films LXXIII

So I am now infinitely more tired than I was twelve hours ago, sleep arriving some point around 4.15, no thanks to the gulls, nor to Tilda, who decided I needed some loving. I've had a run of 2am bedtimes; maybe 1am is too ambitious. I was awoken by the smell of fresh bread - which I'd started in motion some point around 4am.

Still, a productive morning, as kohlrabi soup is underway, I have written another thousand words (seasonally adjusted word count is 71,500, giving an eta of 24 October, a fortnight or so later than before) and I have watched:

( LXXIII: Phase IV (Saul Bass, 1974) )

Totals: 73 (Cinema: 18; DVD: 43; Video: 1; TV: 11)


Meanwhile, is that really all there is on Elgin's Coyote Jones? E.L. Chapman, "Sex, Satire, and Feminism in the Science Fiction of Suzette Haden Elgin"? Lefanu skips over, nothing in On Joanna Russ, not in Demand the Impossible, not Aliens and Others. Odd reviews. Adds to growing to write list.