I have a new appreciation for geriatric flexibility

I recently returned from a quick trip to Florida to hang out with alligators and friends. On the way, I outlined my new WIP while in the wild blue, and for the first time in a long time -- looked around. I've been stuck on the mountaintop for long winter months, and the airport plus my in flight rowmates were unknowingly awesome. 

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1. Leaving from DC, I expected to sit near politicians, lobbyists, and other assorted miscreants. What I didn't quite expect was to eavesdrop (they were standing in front of me) on a judge discuss with fellow passengers the legal system -- and how to get off of a murder charge. Nice. To. Know.
   

Reading with monkey toes

If I tried this, I'd throw out a hip.

Spine poetry

My friends at Quirk Books are shaking their bad thangs with spine poetry today at their blog, and I decided to crash the party with my own shelf selections.

The Phantom of Pemberley ice picks, Candide. (ouch)

Dawn of the Dreadfuls: Skinny Bitch

Behind the crystal ball, where dead men walk, this house is haunted

I discovered two things: 

1. I have a ton of nonfiction books and need to expand my fiction reading
2. 90% of them are about ghosts or other deliciously dark things

What's on your shelf, Sparky?