Author Archives: Bev Vincent

Post-Laura Post

In 2008, Hurricane Ike arrived in our neighborhood and did some damage. Trees fell on neighbors’ houses, we lost a few shingles from our roof, but there was nothing like the damage that occurred elsewhere, or like what we’ve seen … Continue reading

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Necon…Nocon

In an ordinary world, I would be in an airplane headed to New England for Necon 40. But it’s far from an ordinary world and I’m not going anywhere farther than the mailbox to pick up the post today. By … Continue reading

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100 Days of Solitude

By my reckoning, today marks 100 days since I was last at my day-job office. One hundred days during which I have only been out of the house to pick up take-out (once), go to the post office (half a … Continue reading

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Idle thoughts

Several unrelated thoughts that occurred to me while I was mowing the lawn this morning – the longest stretch of time I’ve been outside in at least two months. When my daughter was 10, I offered her 25¢ for every … Continue reading

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For the birds

Maybe a month or so before the world turned upside down, we decided to move our neglected birdfeeder from the back yard (which we rarely see) to the front lawn. Now it is clearly visible through the big window in … Continue reading

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Stuck-home syndrome

I haven’t made a blog post this year. So what’s been going on, you ask? Oh, not much. Just this pandemic. I’m in the midst of my fourth week working from my home office. The only times I’ve been outside … Continue reading

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2019 in review (IV): Publications

This year has been quite active in terms of publications. As December comes to a close, I thought I’d wrap up my round-up with a summary of what came out in 2019. Flight or Fright continues to be my biggest … Continue reading

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2019 in review (III): Books

I read–or listened to–just over fifty books this year. You can find the full list here. A few were audiobooks that I listened to in the car. Several were books I read to my wife in the evening, part of … Continue reading

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2019 in review (II): Movies

I know a lot of people are doing “best of the decade” lists, but I can barely manage “best of the year,” so that’s what you’re gonna get! I saw something on the order of 80 movies so far this … Continue reading

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2019 in review (I): TV

I don’t do Top X lists. As I’ve said before and elsewhere, my mind simply doesn’t function that way. I might be able to present a list of 10 unordered items, but that’s the best I could manage. When it … Continue reading

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