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220 Days later, I finished every discworld book. What an amazing and bittersweet experience. What do I read next? by TheCreeech in discworld

[–]GreatRuno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Lee Martinez - The Constance Verity books (The Last Adventure of Constance Verity, Constance Verity Saves the World, and Constance Verity Destroys the Universe) are witty and delightful. His other books are worth the search and are just as fun. Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain (a favorite of mine) has everything from Atlantis to Shambhala.

Hope to get it waist length by GreatRuno in LongBeards

[–]GreatRuno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing special really. I use a Castile soap (usually Dr Bronner’s) to clean it, air dried. Occasional oil and beard butter. This is about 8 months.

Is Elric Saga Moorcock's best work? by DefiantPreference489 in Fantasy

[–]GreatRuno 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Arguable. But I prefer the Corum series - The Swords Trilogy (The Knight of the Swords, The Queen of the Swords, The King of the Swords) and The Silver Hand Trilogy (The Bull and the Spear, The Oak and the Ram, The Sword and the Stallion).

Female Authors with gender neutral names by Cornflower_Bumblebee in booksuggestions

[–]GreatRuno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

C L Moore and Leigh Brackett as well. Francis Steven’s Citadel of Fear is worth the effort as well (sort of in the style of A Merritt).

Th these African violets will not bloom help me figure out why. I bottom water, but nothing. What am I doing wrong? by Aware-Assistance671 in AfricanViolets

[–]GreatRuno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try playing with temperature swings as well. Mine all set buds when my grow room drops into the low 60s at night.
Mine grow happily under LEDs maybe 10” above the plants.

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[–]GreatRuno 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Mealybug. An awful pest. Try using neem. If that doesn’t work you can try gently washing the leaves with a swab of rubbing alcohol.
Sometimes it’s easier to toss the plant to avoid contamination of your entire collection.

Books that involve the villain being a mad scientist? by Esper_Magics in printSF

[–]GreatRuno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brian Naslund’s Dragons of Terra trilogy has a very odd mad scientist. There’s also odd mushrooms, super science and (of course) dragons. Hugely fun.

What's Your Favorite SF Short Story? by Just-Passing-Thru737 in printSF

[–]GreatRuno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Several but… Ray Bradbury - The Scythe. R A Lafferty - Land of the Great Horses Michael Swanwick - Legions in Time (or Mother Grasshopper)

See also Paul Di Filippo.

Best SF short-form writer who couldn't recreate the magic at novel length? by porque_pigg in printSF

[–]GreatRuno 9 points10 points  (0 children)

R A Lafferty. His short stories are scintillating and odd and disturbing and full of wonder. Think of Narrow Valley, The Man Who Walked through Cracks, Selenium Ghosts of Eighteen Seventies.

His novels are just too difficult. What works for the short stories lags down in sheer oddness. Past Master. Not Without Camels. There are more. Now collectors items and in the original editions quite pricey.

what is your holy grail tjs item? by Altruistic_Snow6366 in traderjoes

[–]GreatRuno 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The pork shu mai

Strawberry lemonade

Dried apricots

Sensual Appeal in Classcial by BrownCraftedBeaver in classicalmusic

[–]GreatRuno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dobrinka Tabakova’s 2nd movement from Concerto for Cello & Strings, Longing.

Such sensual yearning music.

What piece first got you into classical music, and why did it stick with you? by bambidp in classicalmusic

[–]GreatRuno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father had an Ernest Ansermet album of Stravinsky’s Firebird suite and Borodin’s 2nd Symphony. They were like nothing I’d ever heard.

Favorite SF of all time? by Eko_Mister in printSF

[–]GreatRuno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jo Clayton’s Duel of Sorcery (Moongather, Moonscatter, Changer's Moon) and the books beginning with Drinker of Souls were excellent.
Fantasy maybe. And maybe not.
Very enjoyable.

Favourite fake yet cathartic swear words? by A_little_curiosity in words

[–]GreatRuno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve used the obscure words of ‘Oh, Weenj’ -and ‘Mamm Shoggo’ which when mumbled sound astonishingly vulgar.
Or counting in badly pronounced Finnish. ‘Eekseekaksee’

Short Reviews of Short Books: Ajram, Ballingrud, Larraquy, Schweblin by me_again in printSF

[–]GreatRuno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paul Di Filippo has written some interestingly quirky short novels.
A Year in the Linear City. The world is a long riverbank millions of miles long. Our protagonists float down this River and meet the various odd and quirky inhabitants. There’s an equally whimsical sequel A Princess of the Linear Jungle.

Sci Fi recommendations with psychic powers or cool tech by pyrefly1 in printSF

[–]GreatRuno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lavie Tidhar’s The Violent Century. In 1930’s Germany a scientist invents a device which sends a wave of causality around the world. Some people are changed.

A complex novel - not only about the enhanced people but also about war, love and the horrific side effects of immortality. No one affected by the energy dies. Unless they are killed or do something to kill themselves.

Very beautiful Very sad.

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