Category Archives: Broken Glass Waltzes

Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: “Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die” Edition

Posted on February 5, 2023 by profmondo

I’m in the office, doing a bit of planning for the week’s classes. But of course, that’s always a good incentive to do something else, so here we are. *** I’ve noticed in the past that I seem in many … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night Potpourri: Wild Card Edition

Posted on January 15, 2023 by profmondo

I’m watching my erstwhile home team, the Cincinnati Bengals, in the first round of the playoffs. I’ve only watched a few NFL games this season — my tastes run more toward the college game these days, and have for years. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Potpourri: B’con Recap Edition

Posted on September 11, 2022 by profmondo

I’m home, after a few days with some of my favorite people — the crimefic writing and reading community. It was the return of Bouchercon, live and in person for the first time since The Before Times. This year’s version … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Reading with the Oyster Boys

Posted on August 28, 2022 by profmondo

In my contemporary fantasy class, we’ll be talking a fair amount about the permeability of genre lines, I think. The first work we’ll be reading is Fritz Leiber’s Conjure Wife (1943), which I’ve seen classified as horror, and was originally … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon Potpourri: Bloggiversaries and Transitions Edition

Posted on April 30, 2022 by profmondo

This post marks 12 years of the blog’s existence. It started at the Mad Dog’s instigation (so now you know who should be blamed). Mike had killed our folks not quite a year earlier, and mentally, I was scrabbling about … Continue reading →

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Thursday Afternoon Potpourri: Pre-Labor Day Edition

Posted on September 3, 2020 by profmondo

It’s a searing afternoon here in Mondoville, currently feeling like about 102 or 103 degrees. Fortunately for me, I’m indoors, and have every intention of staying that way. I’m also putting off working on a short video I have to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night Potpourri: Thank You, Mask Man Edition

Posted on July 12, 2020 by profmondo

(If you don’t recognize the allusion. . . well, take it away, Mr. Bruce.) *** As I mentioned on the Book of Faces yesterday, I drove up to Greenville yesterday to donate some platelets. I had planned to swing by … Continue reading →

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Plaguepourri: 25 March 20

Posted on March 25, 2020 by profmondo

So the town remains quiet, as it likely will for quite a while. Still, it’s a writer’s compulsion, whether he writes fiction or poetry or something else, to tell readers, “Here is how the world looks today.” Here is how … Continue reading →

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Noir in the Time of COVID-19, or SARS at the Bar

Posted on March 13, 2020 by profmondo

Newberry’s Bar Figaro welcomed Noir at the Bar back to its event room last night, and a mix of new and familiar faces took the stage to share tales of murder, mayhem, and merriment, although of a rather grim sort. … Continue reading →

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Now Boarding for 2020…

Posted on December 31, 2019 by profmondo

Mrs. M and I got home from a nice dinner at a local Mexican restaurant about an hour ago, and I’ll get back to reading a collection of Jeremiah Healy’s Cuddy short stories in a little bit. But since we’re … Continue reading →

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