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I want to see Nosferatu, but my husband does not share my love of all things horror.

Yeah, my spouse isn't into horror and fantasy like I am either. I think she only reads my fiction to be polite. 😕🤣I love both the 1922 and 1979 versions so I will endeavour to see it, but it might have to wait for streaming.

("Love" as in the 1922 is my favourite vampire movie of all time)

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My brother, nieces, and I took my father out for Christmas lunch at his favorite Chinese restaurant.

Wow on that lineup. I don't think we have ever eaten out on Christmas Day save for when on vacation during the holidays. We did Thai takeout for Christmas Eve this year. The Thai place near our house uses halal meat so it's a place we and our Muslim son and d-i-l can agree on.

Two holidays down, one to go. Today, however, is a working day.

Coffee is Costa Rican dark roast. In the teapots, we have Irish Breakfast and Peach White. Hot water is ready. Sodas stocked.

Trying to sort a long-gestating story. The basic outline is pretty fixed now but I am finding myself unhappy with various elements and trying out changes. It is going to be a long one for the long haul.

Jamaican Blue Mountain is on tap for the coffee set.

For teas we've got Yorkshire Gold and Raspberry Royale

Hot water is on standby if you want some other hot beverages. Sodas are stocked for those needing something chilly.

And I whipped up some of my famous pancakes for the day after Christmas. Might help get your blood sugar up as you head out to the sales.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!

Verbal attacked Santa! 😲

🤣

Happy Christmas, folks!! We've got a white one here in Ontario but whatever the weather, hope you have a good one.

Just in case people have time to drop by, I put on some Fire Roasted Saint Drogo Coffee along with some Naughty & Spice tea. There's a plate of fruit cake and one of Christmas shortbreads if you're looking for a fix of something sweet.

Later, alligators.

Sad to hear about your niece, Anna. That's way too young. Condolences to you and the family.

And there, I am all caught up on the comp. More please. 😋

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Sam Jackson is in it, so it can’t be too bad, right?

Actually, Sam kind of reminds of the late Sir Sean Connery. He does a lot of mediocre to terrible movies that he single-handedly salvages with his sheer presence. So he doesn't guarantee a "good" movie, but at least an entertaining one.😊

Six stories in the first week. That's good for this place. And a new (to here) writer in tinhatcat. Here's hoping we keep up the pace.

Coffee is on. Went with Tobermory Flowerpot Island. For teas, I have English Breakfast and Yorkshire Red. Hot water is available for other hot beverages like our stock of hot chocolate and mini-marshmallows. Sodas are in the fridge for those where cold drinks still matter.

It's the Eve of Christmas. I hope everyone has a great holiday.

Six stories in a week!! Keep 'em coming!!

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Arguing against this plan is my recollection that the other four movies are pretty bad.

Second isn't bad, but goes too far over the top. McClane is a pretty relatable, down-to-earth hero in the original. He gets beat up pretty bad and you could almost imagine him losing. There's real danger. But the second kind of makes him into a more standard, heavily plot-armoured action hero and he kind of lost his unique charm. I stopped after that one.

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The life cycle of my stories of late: I love my idea. Write my story. Read my story. Now think it’s crap. Finger hovers over delete key…

That's kind of been my story (heh heh) this year. It's why I only have four new stories this year and three are comp entries. A comp deadline forces me to rein that in. But my other projects? I just keep rethinking and redoing them. It's the literary equivalent of spinning my tires, I guess.

And the ape is in. Here's my take on the sound of silence. It involves screaming and heavy music. Go figure.

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/scream-away-the-silence

My story is in the queue. Brace yourselves. That surprised me. It went remarkably easily for me. Ending needed a couple passes but otherwise, I was just massaging bits into shape. And the Flash limit wasn't a problem. I danced around it but rarely went over by much.

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorning!

Nice weather here, though there are supposed to be squalls West of us.

Comp entry getting near. I keep refining it but I think nothing major is going to change. I have 11 words to play with as of the latest draft, so going to give it a pass to see where I might use them. That said, I am fine going in under the thousand if the story doesn't need the full thousand. Got a Spotify playlist called "VOLUME" on as I write. Yes, there's a connection to the story.

There's some Tobermory Grotto in the coffee pot. I made some Scottish Breakfast and Buddha's Blend teas as well. Hot water is on for other hot beverages. Hot chocolate and marshmallows are available. Sodas are stocked up in the fridge if you're from the wrong side of the equator 😉and need to cool down rather than warm up.

Teaseer for the new Superman is out. I'm not really a big fan of Supes (more a Dark Knight guy) but I'm seeing some positive buzz around it. It's made by James Gunn of Guardian of the Galaxy fame, who is now in charge of DC's cinematic universe. Someone unfamiliar to me named David Corenswet is playing Clark Kent/Superman. He looks the part, at least.

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Wonderful theme. No ideas, but I have been in an emotional state these past several days, so I suspect an idea might kick loose. I know how my mind works.

You could write about silent your house was absent Talia. Though I suppose the cats still made some noise.😉

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It's weird having holidays without my Mom.

Yeah, the first Christmas after my Mom died was a bit of a weird one, but the worst was the one where her brother died on Christmas Eve. Yep, that went well. Still not sure what Christmas is going to look like here.

Putting on some Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee. In the teapots, we've got Yorkshire Red and Earl Grey Vanilla. Hot water is, as always, ready for other teas and hot chocolate (mini marshmallows are stocked up). Sodas are stocked for those needing a cold beverage.

Just realized that I am on vacation when the announcement of the comp results is due to come down in January so have to remember to check in that day. Not even sure where I will be since it's a cruise. In fact, the deadline is the day my cruise leaves port so I'll apologize in advance for possibly missing any last minute entries. I will catch up on one of my sea days, I'm sure.

Mine is quite fictional and ties to my current taste in music, using the "noise" of metal to reflect on silence in what I hope is an interesting way. Might even have a playlist to go with it. 🤘

Over the ear, really, but they aren't that practical when I need mobility so I have both.

Listen to music or podcast while exercising?

The question is, will the next one be 28 decades later or something. 🤣 They kind of skipped months, too, so maybe 28 Months Later could be a prequel set between 28 Weeks later and 28 Years Later?? 😊 I saw a piece about it somewhere and Cillian Murphy seemed pretty danged happy about getting Boyle back.

Just found out this week that Clint Eastwood is still in the saddle at 94. New movie as director is Juror #2 and dropped in November. Getting fairly good scores on the metasites, too. Not surprisingly given how many of them have followed in his footsteps, one of his kids is in it. Francesca Eastwood, his daughter with actress Frances Fisher, has a supporting role.

Heh. Heh. I already have a first draft. 😊 And it's under the thousand so I even have wiggle room as I get into editing.

(The) Deadly Affair

(adapted from Call For The Dead, John Le Carre's first novel)

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Seeing the doctor today, after a week and a half of waiting. It is starting to get better all by itself. Welcome to American health care!

LOL. Trust me, our system isn't much better on that front. Sometimes worse. The main benefit is that most medical stuff is paid for once you get in. The getting in part can be the trick.

At least you've got Talia back to look after you now.

Hey, it's hump day and a one week until Christmas!

Putting on some Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Raspberry Tea and Sencha for the tea crowd.

We are into a new comp about, of all things, silence. I have something on the go already, though I tore it apart and kind of restarted. Let's just say my love of all things metal is going to be in play. Metal and silence? How do you do that? You'll see, won't you?

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Every single time. I think I like to leave you little things to find now. It's like a word search!

I just have this horrible habit of proofing as I read. It's why I sometimes take days to write even a simple micro. Just as I go to post, my brain goes "ping" and finds a problem or something that could be worded better or whatever.

Entry is started. I have an idea. I have no idea where it goes.

(Psst. You misspelled Garfunkel.)

So the first order of business is ... the S&G original or the Disturbed cover?😊

Okay, no. Seriously now.

Interesting theme. Looking forward to what people do with it. Wheels are already turning in my head. And it's Flash so I can probably get something out fairly quickly once I have an idea.

Just discovered this young lady on the weekend. Gracie Abrams (daughter of film producer-director J.J. Abrams but I won't hold that against her) is 25 and quite an accomplished pop singer-songwriter. This is her appearance on SNL.

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Jackal is primarily Bristish. Though his home is in Spain, he travels all over; Croatia and I think Estonia being another place. Headquarters is in Britain and New York is another place where people meet. The miniseries is set present day. I hope that answered your question, Mendalla.

Regarding Jackal being based off a novel, I have found lately more than a few shows and movies are basing them off novels. They are also doing sequels. Could Hollywood be running out of ideas?

Edit: The Jackal is the main target in the sense agent(s) are trying to kill him. He is always escaping by clever means and killing others. It’s streaming on Peacock if you want to watch it.

Hm. So not focussed on a single assassination like the novel was, more just his career in general. Sounds fun. There's a lot of spy-fi TV going around right now.

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with a 4-year-old granddaughter in school, we're likely to get anything that's going around as she visits here most days

Those kids, eh. Walking balls of germs. Don't miss those days. Norovirus, various flu strains, colds, you name it. COVID wasn't an issue yet, though.

Good morning people! How is life treating you? Weather has been quite meh here. Cloudy, showers. Then the temperature drops tomorrow and the snow returns. Lovely.

For coffee, we've got some Fireroasted Fireside brewing. Teas are Assam Organic and Buddha's Blend. Hot water is ready for other teas or hot chocolate (mini marshmallows are here). There's sodas in the fridge for those needing a cooler liquid refreshment.