tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.comments2024-03-12T08:07:01.686-05:00Kevin's CornerKevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8086125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-44970628923303136462024-03-11T21:52:54.945-05:002024-03-11T21:52:54.945-05:00Why would you want to soundproof it? I'm sure...Why would you want to soundproof it? I'm sure the neighbors would enjoy the screams.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-37457586891168649932024-03-10T14:12:17.439-05:002024-03-10T14:12:17.439-05:00Thank you!Thank you!Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-3870850257025599162024-02-29T13:26:39.396-06:002024-02-29T13:26:39.396-06:00Thanks, Kevin! I hope readers enjoy reading "...Thanks, Kevin! I hope readers enjoy reading "You Get What You Get" as much as I enjoyed writing it. What a great issue - Congratulations to all the authors and kudos to the editors at Mystery Magazine.Jillian Grant Shoichethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011755746060178913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-18343988484622942102024-02-28T19:08:20.256-06:002024-02-28T19:08:20.256-06:00Thank you for reading and commenting, Rob. Enjoyed...Thank you for reading and commenting, Rob. Enjoyed the issue and glad to say so. <br /><br />This is one of those things I could never afford on my own with the way things are here. So, I very much appreciate the complimentary copy each month. Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-23478598602486558822024-02-28T18:31:02.065-06:002024-02-28T18:31:02.065-06:00Thanks for this, Kevin.Thanks for this, Kevin.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-76573783794094364952024-02-24T10:18:11.194-06:002024-02-24T10:18:11.194-06:00Thank you..... and thank you as well for reading A...Thank you..... and thank you as well for reading AND commenting. Much appreciated.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-63443080671414622522024-02-24T09:46:28.683-06:002024-02-24T09:46:28.683-06:00nice review....nice review....Ann E Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568330260032418707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-8244475196798175902024-02-14T19:24:54.930-06:002024-02-14T19:24:54.930-06:00Thank you for reading my review and commenting. Thank you for reading my review and commenting. Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-70244866093016560552024-02-14T18:16:00.484-06:002024-02-14T18:16:00.484-06:00Thanks, Kevin. I appreciate your thoughtful comme...Thanks, Kevin. I appreciate your thoughtful comments.<br /><br />Robert LoprestiRobert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-35517800574431352882024-02-03T08:48:53.696-06:002024-02-03T08:48:53.696-06:00Totally agree. It was doomed to fail before it sta...Totally agree. It was doomed to fail before it started. Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-12063393409884265492024-02-02T19:53:17.656-06:002024-02-02T19:53:17.656-06:00I think that most people going into the Chengdu co...I think that most people going into the Chengdu convention realized the looming possibility of a cluster-futz. Holding a convention in country known for tightly controlling all messaging is a recipe for disaster. I fault the Chinese government for not realizing the cussed independence of science fiction fans as much as I fault any committee members who were complicit, either willingly or unwillingly. The authors, artists and fans deserved much better. I am also saddedned that the Chinese fans -- those who read and truly enjoy science fiction and the possibilities that genre opens for them -- whose excitement and enthusiasm for the genre has been belittled through no fault of their own; they also deserved much better. Science fiction is a global genre. Too bad those running one part of the globe did not realize that.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-71656918266258543722024-01-23T18:02:43.488-06:002024-01-23T18:02:43.488-06:00Thanks for letting me know how dark the stories ca...Thanks for letting me know how dark the stories can be, Kevin. I will still give it a try eventually, when I can find it later at lower prices. I am not buying any physical books until September 2024 anyway.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-46442247224025434842024-01-23T17:26:58.694-06:002024-01-23T17:26:58.694-06:00Thank you for the compliment.
I am a big fan of ...Thank you for the compliment. <br /><br />I am a big fan of his Dave Robicheaux series set in Southern Louisiana. The various other things--not so much. That series must be read in order as things happen and folks change. <br /><br />This deal is dark. I do dark and had to take a couple of breaks here as it got to me. Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-54332796485751060002024-01-23T15:17:58.151-06:002024-01-23T15:17:58.151-06:00I have not read many novels by Burke, but these sh...I have not read many novels by Burke, but these short stories sound good, if a bit darker than I usually read. As always, your reviews of the stories are excellent. I will keep it in mind for the future.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-44496801971718842012024-01-22T18:07:11.950-06:002024-01-22T18:07:11.950-06:00Thank you!Thank you!Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-60805831013947233212024-01-22T17:36:08.622-06:002024-01-22T17:36:08.622-06:00I am happy to hear this, Kevin.I am happy to hear this, Kevin.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-76348458034227031072024-01-21T14:59:11.770-06:002024-01-21T14:59:11.770-06:00Thank you, Jerry. The only reason this happens is ...Thank you, Jerry. The only reason this happens is because folks do a lot of stuff here and readers voted in support. I am very grateful for all that. Still surprised it happened this year. Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-22661845864794117852024-01-21T14:48:51.180-06:002024-01-21T14:48:51.180-06:00Congrats!Congrats!Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-87366853163099429252024-01-19T14:33:17.564-06:002024-01-19T14:33:17.564-06:00Thank you. That they are. I have long said that if...Thank you. That they are. I have long said that if I could take a pill or something, and sleep/hibernate/whatever, from my birthday in November, through the holidays and all the rest of it,through this date, and wake up a few days later, I would do it in a heartbeat. <br /><br />Like time travel, the tech is still not here to help. Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-77322554042021286992024-01-19T10:43:24.610-06:002024-01-19T10:43:24.610-06:00These "grief anniversaries" are so incre...These "grief anniversaries" are so incredibly tough, and I don't think grief ever truly goes away. You just learn to somehow evolve around it and keep going. We'll be thinking of you today, Kevin, and sending along virtual hugs.BVLawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104434170537269673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-44316174965213651302024-01-19T09:28:09.948-06:002024-01-19T09:28:09.948-06:00Thank you, Mo. Thank you, Mo. Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-28518599172711686262024-01-19T09:19:53.106-06:002024-01-19T09:19:53.106-06:00Condolences for your loss Kevin. Know that your wo...Condolences for your loss Kevin. Know that your work brightens the lives of others living with their own pain.Mo Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154091640876569478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-48847829880902996022024-01-19T09:13:23.801-06:002024-01-19T09:13:23.801-06:00Thank you both. This certainly was not the future ...Thank you both. This certainly was not the future I thought of all those years ago. Having a hard time of it. Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-22223034875776245802024-01-19T07:37:13.377-06:002024-01-19T07:37:13.377-06:00I am so sorry, Kevin but glad you had a day of hop...I am so sorry, Kevin but glad you had a day of hope. I am facing what would have been our 57th anniversary on Sunday. It was a beautiful day for January in Philadelphia. We never had a bad day until the cancer came. I count myself lucky compared to most. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-38462372534944028262024-01-19T06:38:35.377-06:002024-01-19T06:38:35.377-06:00The proud moments...the happy moments...hold onto ...The proud moments...the happy moments...hold onto them. When, and if, the grief abates -- we know it will never completely go away -- these are the tools for survival.<br /><br />Thinking of you today.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.com