Absolutely none. Some years I indulge in them, most years I don’t. I’m neurotic enough without widening my sense of responsibility and guilt. Because, let’s face it, New Year resolutions often do fail. Far better to sneak up on my nasty habits and clobber them unawares. And I’m not saying what my nasty habits are.…

So far in the Alpha and Omega series, Hunting Ground is my favourite story. Charles and Anna are both werewolves, but where Charles is an old werewolf, Anna is young, inexperienced and emerging from some serious trauma. The thing is, their wolf natures don’t care about their differences. They’re mated. In the first two Alpha…

Dominating my “to buy” list are the books of Phoebe Atwood Taylor. Whether starring Asey Mayo or Leonidas “Bill Shakespeare” Witherall I enjoy the slightly zany, breathless rush of improbable events and coincidences that lead to the triumphant resolution of a murder mystery. I also enjoy the glimpse of another world–of America recovering from the…

I’m reading Mirrors of the Unseen. Journeys in Iran by Jason Elliot. I’ll review it when I’ve finished, but a quotation on page 214 caught my eye this morning. It’s from Gharbzadegi by Jalal al-eAhmad. “Once he gets across the bridge, he doesn’t care if it stands or falls. …everywhere he is only a spectator.”…

There’s talk about a new Apple computer, possibly to be called iSlate, that will do all sorts of amazing things–open web pages, show TV, enable you to type. In other words, do lots of stuff we already do, but make it easier to combine the activities. I was caught up in the buzz for a…