Lori Sizemore

Love the name. I remember being a child/teen and being so absorbed in stories, so carried away by them. They were crucial to my existence. And, once or twice, I did read by flashlight. Hell, I’m still a sucker for a booklight. Every freaking time.

So, there’s a site.  Flashlight Worthy Books.  And it has reading lists.  Over 300 of them.  Awesome?  I think so.

Seriously, take a look at some of these.

1. 5 of the Best Children’s Books Grownups Will Love
2. Books for the Serious Jane Austen Fan
3. Call Me Crazy, Call Me True: Madness We Can All Relate To
4. The Things We Do For Love
5. The Chocolate and Peanut Butter of Noir and Speculative Fiction

Heh.  I just made a list of booklists.  But, seriously, go there, now, and find your own must-reads.

Almost forgot to add: I follow FLW books on Twitter.  Always great info on books, authors, and–naturally–lists. You should, too.

I feel kind of dirty, but my hosts changed the terms.  I wrote them a rather rude report ticket, but they tell me they can change them at any time.  Even if the package you bought involves the word “lifetime” and five years is nowhere near a human lifetime.

Anyway, they’re there.  The Amazon links are there, but that’s mostly because they make it so easy to see the book.

I gave in to “the man.”

I got rid of the ads.  They were taking up space and, between you and me, I wasn’t comfortable with the companies promoting on my site.  So, I settled for a widget from Amazon highlighting books I’ve loved.  I’m happy, you’re happy.  I guess you’re happy.

It’s that time of the month again where we laugh at the fact that no agents or writers or, dream of dreams, readers are visiting my site.  The only ones visiting are those crazy spambots and people making very strange search requests.  Here we go!

• nix nix

Really?  What in the whole world do you need to know about this?  Well, hmm.  Googling revealed that, according to the Urban Dictionary:

A middle aged man who plays computer games and has large man Breats. (Nix-Nix-Pix-Nix)

That’s actually worse being associated with than I originally thought.  Thanks.

• a zombie love story, scientific study zombies, zombie love story

That’s right.  This month is still all about the zombies.  I’ve gotten some serious random hit mileage out of that insane zombie research.  So… thanks, Mr. Smith?.

• gmc wordpress theme

WE know what the GMC is.  But what is this person looking for?  Did Debra Dixon design a theme?  Oh, wait.  Google reveals all.  They mean GMC the car company.  Well, welcome to Ink Diva Diaries, car enthusiasts!

• unblocked writer

I know what writer’s block is.  This just sounds like a writer who’s been hitting the prunes.  No, wait.  It’s an actual website.  With like two pages, discussing why writer’s get blocked.  Okay.  Well, you’re better off here, unblocked writer.  That blog looks abandoned.

• is there an open sentence when writing a synopsis?

Um, say huh?  I’ll go ahead and answer this for you: yes.  It’s a letter.  With several paragraphs.  And one first paragraph.  That necessitates an open sentence.

Wait, don’t go.  I’m sorry.  If you give me more than that search string, I’ll totally try for a real answer!

Best of all, other than a couple of people checking out teh Kevin Spacey,

• lorie ann sizemore randleman nc 27317

That’s not me, FYI.

How did I come upon this site?  I’m like a freaky web site magnet, that’s how.  Still, it made me think of you.

Please Don’t Promise Me Forever

It’s a hallmark type book from some time in the 70’s about love.  And it’s mushy.  But it’s kind of real, too, if you’ve ever been in a long-term relationship.

Things My Girlfriend and I Have Fought About

I read the whole freaking page.  Seriously.  And it’s not formatted well, so it’s like a vomit of hilarious text.  But note: it’s hilarious.  Plus, they’re British and German, so it’s got a Euro relationship flair we Americans don’t always see.  Give it a shot.

I had a yay! moment when I received this.

Dear Lori,

This is just a friendly email to confirm that your request for the book ‘Helter Skelter : The True Story Of The Manson Murders’ by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry has been accepted into our system at PaperBackSwap. In the next couple of days you should receive an email stating that the book is on its way!

You know, like normal people would when someone says, “I baked you some cookies.”