By: Christopher Bartlett I’m sure most of you are looking at the title this month and wondering if I have lost my mind. I can assure you I haven’t, but I was going back to where I started really understanding writing. Two things that pop up every time are wrestling and comic books. Both are... Continue Reading →
By: Christopher Bartlett I ran across something I hadn’t seen before when it comes to books, and at first, I wasn’t sure what to think of it. I was watching TV/streaming when a commercial for a book came on. It’s the first time I have seen a commercial for a book in any shape or... Continue Reading →
My discovery of a planner working for me.
By: Christopher Bartlett One of the last times we got together, I was telling you about my discovery of the planner that was perfect for me. That experience led to me reexamining what I was using for a notebook, which should come to no surprise to most to being as important as the pen one... Continue Reading →
By: Christopher Bartlett Most people automatically think of Amazon's Kindle when it comes to reading apps. Mainly because of how good Amazon is at marketing things, but that doesn’t mean the Kindle app is a bad reading app by any means. It depends more on where you are in your journey as both a reader... Continue Reading →
By: Christopher Bartlett Welcome once more to our humble parlor. We took the time closed due to Covid to make some renovations, including a new fireplace to be more welcoming and efficient. It also brings us gently into our discussion of the month. That being food-themed mysteries versus classical mysteries. Each has their own audience... Continue Reading →
By: Christopher Bartlett Even with it being a rough year, it still always amazes me as I get to the end of the year how fast it has gone. I didn’t get as many books finished as I wanted to, by far, though I did read some interesting things. And, as Christmas is here, I’m... Continue Reading →
By: Christopher Bartlett Some will see this title and wonder why anyone would ever compare digital books to the printing press. But think about one of the complaints modern bookworms have in that we can never carry as many books with us as we want to. Digital books make it so that we can without... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Saturday Smorgasbord. It is my pleasure to welcome you, as well as show you around a bit.
Functionally Fictional 