"Do It For Mama!" by Jerrold J. Mundis
In an American city riven by factional tensions, fuelled by hard-line conservatives and stoked by media disinformation, with riot police on the streets to enforce authoritarian legislation, the Home Guard is controversially ordered in to quell protests, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
So to take my mind off all that, I've read Mundis's prescient 1971 story set in a New York in which dog ownership becomes ⬇️
"Now, in 1971, it isn't possible to look the other way. It is the daytime, suburban side of our existence that has become our nightmare...These are not catastrophes of the imagination - they are what's happening...I get the feeling I'm playing Russian roulette: each passing month that the Worst hasn't happened is an empty chamber of the revolver. But one of them, sure as hell, *is* loaded."
- Introduction, Thomas M. Disch
I fancied some scifi, and this 1973 collection of stories came to mind as I've just finished reading about the ruins of ancient Athens. Some of the Greats contribute to the anthology.
I started reading this in 1981 and paused it, but it's fair to say at this point that I'm starting it anew!
The cover blurb is sad from the current historical perspective, as we continue to head in the direction predicted in these tales of ecological apocalypse.
The 5th book in Fritz Leiber‘s series as published by Centipede Press.
Checking out this horror comedy!
Also watched the season finale of What We Do in the Shadows
+11 points for #teamhendrix
#Scarathlon2021
“What reaction was he after? “I prefer men to cook for me naked,” I probed. “Forgot to put that on the list.” “What can I say?” the Luther replied. “I‘m shy.”
― Kelly St. Clare, Shifter Wars
What did you think of this month‘s book?
Do you prefer someone to cook for you or do you like to do the cooking?
How was your February?
#ParanormalLoveCrew #PLC
“sometimes our lives have moments of great disappointment. It‘s difficult at the time, but we have to move beyond.”
― Nicky Charles, The Mating
Favorite werewolf meme.
Have you ever had a moment of great disappointment? Were you able to move beyond it?
If you could pick any paranormal creature to be your Valentine, what would it be or who would it be?
#ParanormalLoveCrew #PLC
“Love didn‘t always feel good or make the people in a relationship better.”
― Kelly St. Clare, Shifter Wars
Would you ever date a werewolf?
Who is your favorite werewolf in pop culture?
Any amazing plans for Valentine‘s Day?
#ParanormalLoveCrew #PLC
“Rule number one: never assume your mate spends all her time in the kitchen.”
― Nicky Charles, The Mating
What book did you choose to read this month?
What is your number one rule? (In life, in a relationship, etc.)
What is your favorite Valentine‘s Candy?
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