Well, I managed to reach Unit 5 for French in Duolingo! Huzzah! I was quite pleased with myself. I also revised some rudimentary rules of French grammar and overall made good progress in both French and Latin between March to May. Then I returned to my weekly/daily rotation of languages and found it was not … Continue reading Language Learning Notes 04/06/2022
I managed to finish reading a novella in two nights! That’s Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Frost and Starlight, which I quickly finished after finishing A Court of Wings and Ruin. I want to go to the next book in the series but decided I wouldn’t gobble it down too fast and am reading … Continue reading What I’m Currently Reading 04/06/2022
May yielded a fine crop of short stories that I greatly enjoyed. Stories of haunting, of love and belonging — every single story on this list had a strong narrative voice that pulled at me. Highly recommended! A Manual on Different Options To Bring a Loved One To Life by Oyedotun Damilola Muees (Clarkesworld Magazine). … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in May 2022
I’ve been intensely focused on French and Latin for the past two months. Some of the rewards come when I’m watching French movies on weekends and can recognize a good chunk of what is being said beyond reading subtitles. As for Latin, the classes are pretty focused and intense which has me more conscious about … Continue reading Language Learning Notes 24/04/2022
Wow, it was hard to select pieces from Clarkesworld’s April Issue! I enjoyed almost every story I read in the April issue and had to force myself to pick only two. It’s always wonderful to read Clarkesworld and issues like these are like jewels in the crown for the magazine. I also really enjoyed the … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in April 2022
I’m slowly catching up! Here is a selection of excellent short fiction I enjoyed in March 2022. I’ve also decided to include issues that are quarterly or bi-yearly rather than just monthly so some of these may be slightly out of sync. Otherwise, I’d not be fair to `zines that do not publish monthly! It … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in March 2022
Short and sweet since the reading has been slow, and work has been intense. A Court of Wings and Ruin – Sarah J Maas The Duke and I – Julia Quinn Lud-in-the-Mist — Hope Mirlees The Obelisk Gate – N.K. Jemisin Apart from this, I’m also reading a fistful of monographs for my research, and … Continue reading What I’m Currently Reading 20/04/2022
Hi everyone! I have been tremendously behind on this. I have been really bogged down with work and other things in my life right now. So, I’m going to just post the list of stories without the commentary because that’s better than not posting anything at all! I did read extensively for February 2022, and … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in February 2022
In lieu of the short stories review post, I give you a chess post. The short stories post is coming, but the weekend was spent recovering from household drama. Anyway, milestone! I know I deleted the previous chess posts last year but I whined about not being able to beat Maria (1200 rating). Well, I … Continue reading Chess Notes 7/03/2022
Hello! Firstly, I’d like to say that if you were waiting on the February short stories review post, it’s coming! I have it in a word document as a draft but things are pretty frantic right now and I’m going to carve up some time this weekend to post it! Am examining an MA dissertation, … Continue reading Language Learning Notes 03/03/2022