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"is my brain going to pieces" is my brain going to pieces

Well, now that you've admitted it, so will I. :confused: :confused: After giving it several seconds of my undivided attention, I've decided just to take your word for it.

Welcome, Astoryfan!

I also thought of: Graham Greene (too many books to name) W. Somerset Maugham (The Moon and Sixpence, The Razor's Edge, Ashenden)

:eek: slightly disturbing??? If that's your idea of slightly disturbing, here are a couple of suggestions that probably won't disturb you at all: When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro Ghostwritten by David Mitchell Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Praisesong for the Widow by Paule Marshall

:D Welcome, "newbie"—ha ha! You've only been here since Nov 2005.:rolleyes:

Welcome! Nice to have another Central Time Zoner. (Nothing against people in other time zones, of course, but they do have this habit of posting while I'm asleep.):rolleyes:

I do indeed find a "manage trios" pretty unbelievable, Neil--I mean Andrei;).

I assume that historical mysteries are so common now in part because many writers and readers just prefer not to have to factor in today's technology. I do think Christie and Conan Doyle could have had their detectives do their stuff in this day and age--just as in their day, Hercule Poirot and...

I knew I must've had a reason for beginning with "Perhaps" and ending with a question mark.

Um, the K and the L in Kloudie wouldn't by any chance stand for--Kevin Liles?

:) :) :) :) Happy Birthday :) :) :) :)

:p "Sympathize with Jesus in sense of embarrassment he must, and perhaps should, feel over two-millenia-old social imposition of own birthday on large areas of globe." (Bridget Jones's Diary)

"'It's the Cheshire Cat: now I shall have somebody to talk to.'" :D "The Cat only grinned when it saw Alice. It looked good-natured, she thought: still it had very long claws and a great many teeth, so she felt it ought to be treated with respect."

I freely admit that I'm confused about what is and is not allowed here. Maybe that's just me being an American. In the U.S. at least, "no politics" means don't bring up topics like abortion and gun control, period. But since those aren't really hot-button issues in the U.K., they aren't...

You could try looking for book clubs that meet informally in public places—bookstores or libraries or bars. Welcome!

:eek: Scorpions, grubs, rattlesnake…Join the club.

Waiting for Godot

My dad was a Marine (Vietnam), my grandfather was a Marine (WWII Pacific), my grandmother was a Marine (WWII Womens Reserve). It's funny when I tell people in person, because Marines are supposed to be so tough, and I'm so puny.

As if writing itself isn't pain and sensory deprivation enough.:rolleyes: