Author Archives: Bev Vincent

Winter isn’t coming

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Bev Vincent

I have a nostalgic recollection of what it’s like to be in the midst of a blizzard. As a kid, I used to love to go outside and play in the snow. There’s a particular kind of quiet in a … Continue reading →

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Winter, Spring, Summer and …

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Bev Vincent

I have finally embarked on a long writing project, a novella that is part of something I’m doing with Brian Keene. I thought I had the germ of the idea a few months ago, but I got sidetracked with other … Continue reading →

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Babylon and on

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Bev Vincent

It’s hard to define exactly what Babylon (Sundance six-part series) is. It’s not a comedy, exactly, and it’s only occasionally a parody or a lampoon. At least half the time it’s dead serious. The main character is a female American … Continue reading →

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Shamers

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Bev Vincent

If I lived closer to Houston proper, I’d probably be at Murder By the Book at least once a week. MBTB is a fantastic bookstore that specializes in crime fiction and murder mysteries. They bring in authors for signing events … Continue reading →

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HNY

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Bev Vincent

My first post of 2015. Happy New Year one and all. Turbulent events abroad, so maybe not so happy for everyone, alas. It would be hard to pick a day when that wasn’t true, though. Our first strong blast of … Continue reading →

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How the (Dominic) West Was Won

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Bev Vincent

We’ve been mostly staying indoors, cooking, eating and watching movies and videos for the past several days. Yesterday was a good one to stay in—it rained solidly all day long. No complaints; we can always use more rain around here. … Continue reading →

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Serial killer

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Bev Vincent

Over the course of the past week or so, I’ve listened to all 12 segments in the Serial podcast from the creators of This American Life. They range between half an hour to a full hour in length and, over … Continue reading →

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In Xanadu did Kubla(i) Khan

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Bev Vincent

I’m sure there are movies that have a greater disparity between the critics’ score and the audience score, but I haven’t heard of one. Netflix’ Marco Polo, a 10-part drama about the explorer’s first years in Mongolia as a “guest” of … Continue reading →

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A byte out of the apple

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Bev Vincent

I am very pleased by Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba. The embargo is as old as I am, and I think time tells us that it hasn’t worked. It impoverished the target nation, but it did virtually nothing … Continue reading →

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The Wild Trail

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Bev Vincent

We saw a couple of good movies this weekend. First was Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon. It’s about a young woman who went a little nuts after her single mother dies of cancer who decides to purge herself and get life … Continue reading →

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