Welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer, and What’s on Your Bookshelf, hosted by Deb, Sue, Donna, and Jo. No photos this week, because I haven’t been anywhere more interesting than my living room. Time to plan a trip. I hear the kitchen is nice this time of year. Writing News I am still S L O G G I N G through a very messy draft of a domestic thriller tentatively titled Delta Dawn. This revision is *painful*, and I keep finding excuses to avoid working on it. *sigh* I read my work in public (OK, on Zoom) for the first time ever. My creative nonfiction piece about my mom’s last Christmas was accepted by Harmony Magazine, a visual arts and literary journal published by the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. Their arts and humanities honor society invited all authors of accepted pieces to read them at a poetry slam last week. I have no problem speaking in front of an audience, but reading my work–especially such a personal piece–was… weird. I’ll be co-hosting the March IWSG blog hop on Wednesday, March 2. I’ve never co-hosted a blog hop before–looking forward to it! Books I love the monthly What’s on Your Bookshelf challenge, because I get to talk about books! On the downside, I haven’t been reading as much as usual, so my list this month will be way too short. (Links are Amazon affiliate links.) Books finished since last month Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Stories – Mary Higgins Clark. A collection of Clark’s short stories from the 1970s. There are some gems in here, and they all have a very 1970s feel to them (fittingly enough). Writing styles have changed a bit in the last 40+ years. Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad – Nicole Weisensee Egan. Egan reported on the Cosby case way back in 2005 when Andrea Constand first reported Cosby to police and covered the case through his conviction in 2018. The book is well-researched, well-written, and riveting. Currently reading Murder-Go-Round: Thirteen at Dinner, The A.B.C. Murders, Funerals are Fatal – Agatha Christie. The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health With Feminism and Facts – Dr. Jennifer Gunter. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together – Heather McGhee The Colour Out of Deathlehem: An Anthology of Holiday Horrors for Charity: I have a story published in this one, and now I’m reading all the other stories. Great stuff! TV Long-Suffering Husband and I finished watching The Book of Boba Fett last week and all 8 episodes of Reacher this week (hmm… maybe that’s why I haven’t been reading as much as usual). Boba Fett was good, but the Mandalorian is better. Reacher is wonderful! Well-cast, well-acted, and edge-of-your-seat tension. I’m going to have to read some more of the books to hold me over till April 2023, when season 2 is scheduled to come out. Music I have no idea how I discovered this song, but it just makes me happy. Love the melody, the lyrics, and the nostalgic vibe. And finally…. The Weekly Funnies No theme this week–unless Random Nonsense that Appeared on My Screen can be considered a theme. My kind of valentines All of these are courtesy of my wonderfully warped friends. Download ’em now, and you’ll be all set to get your romance on next year. Animal fun I miss my dogs terribly, but dang, that last one’s true. The music memery Also true if you threw your back out dancing during the halftime show. And now I’m picturing Snoop going in for his colonoscopy and then rapping about it. Send help. Speaking of music for old farts: That one reminds me of a former co-worker whose favorite housecleaning music was AC/DC’s Back in Black album. Good choice. I’ve been laughing about this next one all week: I mean… it’s kinda true. Books and movies I. Am. Dead. (must’ve been the tea) It also needs an editor. That’s fewer supervillains, Skippy. And finally, Long-Suffering Husband and I both snort-laughed at this one: Since I can’t possibly top that one, I’m going to sign off (first rule of good art: know when to stop). May your weekend be filled with good housecleaning music and cliterature. Want more of my random nonsense? Read previous Weekend Coffee Share and What’s on Your Bookshelf posts or just poke around and see what pops up.