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Throwing it back a little bit with an ol' M.A.C Collection, I'm pretty positive that my sister has stolen at least one from me, somehow it doesn't seem complete but oh well!
It's a pretty modest collection none the less, although I don't find myself picking out and buying M.A.C lippies like I use too I do wear what I have quite often, with some firm favourites in the bunch.
The first three are all in the brown nude family… starting from left to right we have Velvet Teddy (Matte) a big favourite and one of my 'not sure what lipstick to wear so I'll just wear this' shades, it's flattering and suits everyone I've seen wearing it. In the middle is Faux (Satin) a brown with more pinky tones, this is another one I reach for often as it's such a wearable everyday colour. Whirl(Matte) is the last of the first trio another beauty lover fave and probably my favourite MAC lipstick too just like Velvet Teddy it's a very creamy matte so easy to wear even when my lips are looking a little bit chapped, Whirl is quite dark so it may not be to everyone's taste but I do love a brown lip.
Creme Cup (Cremesheen) was one of the first M.A.C lipsticks I bought, it's very moisturising but also has a good wash of colour, the perfect no-nonsense option, easily applied with no mirror kinda thing. Viva Glam ll (Satin) is a more a creamy version of Velvet Teddy, another shade that I enjoy wearing as it's such an uncomplicated colour to wear and it's another 90s lip colour option which I still love and have done for like 1o years now (hence why you see a lot of the same lip colour on this blog).
Pink Plaid(Matte) is on the right and is a blue tone pink, I really enjoy wearing this as it's matte it can be more vibrant but still wearable
The only "Collection" item I won was from the Kelly Osbourne collab, dodgy girl (Matte) was just a beautifully vibrant pink with hints of lilac which at the time I was all about. It's quite bold and a standout lip colour which I don't reach for as often nowadays. None the less it's a beautiful shade which will always have its moments. I'm not often that bothered about the MAC Collabs, however, I thought the packaging of the Kelly Osbourne collection was really nice, so I'm happy I have the lipstick even for aesthetic and nostalgic purposes. For a very long time, Lavander Whip(Creme Sheen) was the only colour I would wear, a subtle pinky purple which was very moisturising so always looked lovely on the lips, unfortunately, it appears to have been discontinued so I can't link you to it. The beautiful So Chaud(Matte) is a red which is so easy to wear, I went through a phase of wanting to wear red lipstick casually but found it hard to find a shade that wouldn't make my makeup look overdressed, I found So Chaud was perfect for dressing up or wearing for a normal day to day business. It's matte but not overly drying. If I want to wear a red lip it's the shade I'll go for.
The final lip product is from 2016's Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour collection, Divine Divine is a very classic baby pink, it's a beautiful colour, unfortunately, I'm not a fan of the formula is very dry and uncomfortable and almost flaky. I don't think I've used this since the first week I bought it. I'm a big liquid lip fan and I can deal with some of the harshnesses a matte liquid lip can bring but I just avoid this one.
I think I'm well overdue buying a new MAC lipstick, please let me know your suggestions!


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Sisla, the Elf Dog
© Rick Kephart
My name is Sisla, and I am a dog. You are probably wondering how I can be writing this if I am a dog. In fact, I am no ordinary dog, for my master is an elf, named Bardin. He has taught me to speak in the languages of animals and fairies (just yesterday I finished learning the language of humans) and he has magic paper that will write down whatever is said to it. That is how I am writing this.
Even though humans do not often meet the people of fairyland, it does happen sometimes. Not all the ones here are friendly, and I am writing this just in case a human may one day face the same danger that we faced that time last summer. I'll tell you how we survived, so that you may know what to do should it ever happen to you!
I'll begin by telling you about Bardin the Elf and me. I started out as a normal little dog. I was abandoned as a little puppy. My first owners were mean. My mother had a litter of puppies, and they only wanted to keep the prettiest, so that left me out! I am not a pretty dog at all. They tied me up in a bag and dumped me in the woods, and left me there to die.
I almost did die, but then Bardin found me. He took me home, and took care of me. His cat helped too, my friend Firl. Firl is a pretty little cat (much prettier than I am), and we're best friends. And because we've been taught by an elf, we can talk to each other.
Firl and I are both very small; I'm not even quite as big as Bardin! Elves are much smaller than humans, remember. Bardin, who is pretty big for an elf, would hardly be as tall as your knees! He looks something like a young human boy, but his ears are pointed and are as high as his head, and his hair is long and blue. His clothes are made of mint. He's always very nice to Firl and me.
We all live in a house in the inside of a giant, hollow tree. It's like a real home, with furniture and pictures on the wall, and even a little kitchen where Bardin can bake his muffins. The tree is magic. It protects us from anyone who might try to come after us. And it grows wonderful fruit, a different kind each month. This month, it's growing giant cherries.
The trouble all started with a human girl. The woods where we live are so far away from everything that we hardly ever see a human anywhere around here. But there was a family out camping where they shouldn't have been.
Firl and I were playing, chasing each other around. Suddenly, Firl stopped.
"Listen," she said, "Hear that?"
I stopped and listened. Firl's ears are a little better than mine, but I could hear it too. No doubt about it, there was a human coming! It's easy to tell a human's footsteps, and we could tell they were coming this way!
"It sounds like a human child," I said. "I'll go see if I can find her and get rid of her."
It's not that we hate children. We like all humans, that's why it's important to keep them away. The tree's magic can kill them.
I found her picking flowers. Before she saw me, I crept up and started barking, to try and scare her away. She jumped, but when she saw me, she started talking to me! I kept barking, but she thought I was just trying to play. She was very nice; I wanted to play with her, but that would put her in danger from the magic tree.
I stopped barking, and started growling and showing my teeth. Now she did get the idea, and backed up away from me. I growled louder, and looked as mean as I could, and came toward her.
She ran away from me. But she ran the wrong way! She ran right toward the magic tree! I tried to run around her, and chase her the other way, away from it. But she was faster than me. She got to the magic tree, and before I could do anything the poor little girl started climbing up the magic tree!
"She's up in the magic tree!" Firl cried.
I started barking for Bardin to come out. By now the girl knew she was in trouble. Firl and I still could not see what was wrong.
Bardin came running out of the tree. "What's wrong?" he asked. Before we could answer, he heard the little girl crying, and he looked up and saw her in the tree.
"What's a human girl doing up in the magic tree?" he asked. "It's going to kill her!"
"Help!" the girl cried when she heard Bardin.
"Come down! Hurry!" Bardin called up to her.
"I can't! I can't move!"
Then we could see why. Her arms were getting longer and longer. They were turning brown. A leaf came out of her right elbow. Her arms were turning into branches. She was turning into part of the tree!
"The tree is taking her," Bardin said.
"We have to do something!" I yelped.
"The only thing we can do now, is get help from someone who is stronger than the tree's magic. Hurry, come with me."
As we ran along beside Bardin, I asked him, "Who is stronger than the tree's magic?"
"A troll."
I couldn't believe it. "A troll!" I said. "But you said never, never go near a troll, because they are evil!"
"They are evil," Bardin said. "But it is the only way we can save the little girl before she is made into a part of the tree forever!"
Firl was scared, and ran along closer to me.
We all stopped when we got to the nearest troll's home. At least it wasn't a bridge troll; they're even worse than forest trolls.
We could go no farther. Outside the door, was the troll's pet cockatrice. It looks a little like a snake or a lizard, but with a sharp beak and claws. It was almost twice as big as Bardin. They are big, strong, and very mean and cruel things, and being a troll's pet would make one even meaner. They are so awful, some people think that they can kill somebody just by looking at him!
It roared when it saw us. "He must keep it there to guard his house," Bardin said to Firl and me. It did a good job!
It had a heavy iron collar bolted around its neck, with a big black chain hooked beside the door.
"Troll!" Bardin called out. "Please come out. We need your help!"
The troll came lumbering out, with a big grin. He was so ugly, I could hardly look at him. He wore a heavy coat, even though it was warm out, and it was moldy and rotted. He was a little shorter than Bardin, but very fat. His face was wrinkled and swollen.
The cockatrice snapped at the troll as he came out. The troll turned and kicked his pet, again and again. "Stupid, ugly thing!" he shouted at the cockatrice. Then he punched it so hard it fell over. The cockatrice was crying. I even felt a little sorry for the monster.
The troll walked over to us, and we all backed up a few steps. "What you want, elf?" he said, in a low, gagging voice.
"A little girl is in our magic tree, and it is killing her. We need you to get her out, before she dies. I don't have much gold, but I'll give you all I have if you will save her."
"Won't hear of it," the troll said. "I'll do it just to be nice."
Firl and I looked at each other. "Just to be nice" did he say? But trolls aren't nice at all!
"What do you want from us?" Bardin asked him.
"I'll do it just to be nice!" the troll said again. "Now take me there, so I can save your little sweetie!"
Bardin led him back to the tree. He was scared, I could tell. We all knew that troll was up to something, but we didn't know what! But what could we do, but lead him back to the tree?
Bardin was almost running, to get to the girl before it was too late. Just before we got there, I noticed that the troll's pet cockatrice was running along with us too. Its chain was hooked onto the troll's belt. I wondered why the cockatrice was coming too. I was worried about that!
When we got to the tree, we found the girl's sneakers at the bottom of the tree. The were split apart, like they had burst open from the inside.
The girl's feet were gone! Her legs were wood too now. They were already part of the tree. Her legs were like branches, coming out of the tree. Her arms had grown very long, and were covered with leaves. But it still wasn't too late! Her head was still there. Her eyes were closed, and she was crying.
"I can get her down," the troll said.
The troll hit the side of the tree. Then he gave it a punch, so hard that some of the bark fell off. He kept hitting it, until the branches were shaking.
He kept hitting it harder and harder, until the little girl fell out of the tree. As soon as she fell out, her arms and legs were skin again, instead of wood, and she was back to normal.
I ran over to her as soon as she hit the ground. She fell pretty far; I was afraid she was hurt.
The fall did knock her out. I licked her on the face until she woke up.
The girl smiled when she saw me. But then she looked over and saw the troll grin at her, and she got scared and screamed. She tried to get up, but fell back down again.
Bardin came over to her. It's good she wasn't afraid of elves!
"Is your leg broken?" Bardin asked her.
"I think I just twisted it," she answered. "Who are you? What is going on?"
"I'm Bardin the Elf. You climbed up into my magic tree, and it almost killed you. The troll saved your life."
"Just trying to be nice," the troll said. The little girl smiled and thanked the troll, but we knew he was up to something.
The troll walked around the tree, looking at it and feeling it. I was worried, and it looked like Firl and Bardin were worried too.
"That's my dog Sisla," Bardin said to the girl, "And that's my cat Firl."
I went up to show her I was friendly. I almost didn't see the troll's cockatrice snap at me! It would have gotten me, if Firl hadn't knocked me out of the way. Cockatrices like dog and cat meat. They also like to eat human beings. I wonder if that was the cockatrice we heard about, that got that little baby boy last year.
"Please be careful with your monster," Bardin said to the troll, when he saw that it had almost had me for dinner!
"Pardon me!"the troll said, and he tugged on the cockatrice's chain and choked it. He kept jerking it, and making the cockatrice gag and choke. The troll thought it was funny. He kept it up, until the cockatrice was lying on the ground, crying. The the troll went back to looking at the tree, dragging his cockatrice along the ground behind him.
"That troll is mean," the girl said.
The troll looked at her, with a look that scared her very much. "Me, mean? Oh no, not at all. You don't want my creature to eat nice Mr. Elf's cute little dog and cat now do you? I was just being nice, just like I saved you just to be nice."
The girl smiled when he said that. The girl stopped smiling when the troll added, "Now, it's your turn to be nice! And your nice deed will be to give me your magic tree!"
Firl and I looked at each other, and we both looked at Bardin. Bardin was just standing there, with his mouth open in surprise.
"You can't have it!" Bardin said. "It's our home. We would have no place else to live."
"Aw," the troll said, "Isn't that too bad! But it does make it even nicer of you to give it to me like you have done. Thank you most deeply. You are so kind."
The troll hooked his cockatrice next to the door. Then he went inside.
"What are we going to do?" I asked Bardin.
"I don't know how we can get past the cockatrice," he said sadly.
"This is all my fault," the human girl said. She started to cry.
There were sounds of breaking glass and pots from inside the tree. "He's breaking my kitchen," Bardin said. Then he called, "Please, troll, at least let me have my things from inside the tree! Everything I have in the world is in there."
"How nice of you to give it all to me!" the troll called from inside the tree.
The girl tried to get to the door, and get the cockatrice. The cockatrice was only about half as big as she was. But the cockatrice was very fast, and does eat people.
It was brave of the girl to try to get past the cockatrice, since she could only kick at it with bare feet since her sneakers were broken.
The cockatrice got the bottom of her skirt in its beak, and started grabbing at her leg with its claws. The cockatrice was winning.
I ran around behind the cockatrice, and barked at it. The cockatrice turned around to see me, and the girl ripped her skirt out of the cockatrice's mouth.
I ran away just in time to get away from the cockatrice. It was really mad now! It had just lost its lunch (the little girl) and dessert (me). It tried to pull off its chain to get us.
"Let's go back to the troll's house, and try to think of something to do," Bardin said, and led us back.
"I'd like to come too," the girl said. "This is all my fault, and I'm so sorry. Maybe I can do something to help."
We all went back to where we had found the troll. We went inside. The girl had to crawl in because it was too small for her to stand up inside.
It was not a nice place. It smelled so bad, we could hardly stand it. The girl held her nose.
We were careful to walk on the dirt and garbage on the floor. There were places where there was black, slimy stuff on the floor, that really smelled bad. We didn't know what it was, and didn't want to get any of it on us, so we were careful not to step in that.
There were spider-webs all over the walls, covered with big, dead flies and bugs.
"Doesn't that troll care what his home is like?" Firl asked.
"I think he made it look like this on purpose!" Bardin said. "I think he set up all those bugs in the webs. I bet he even brought in that stinky black gunk to put all over his floor."
"Does your cat talk to you?" the girl asked when she saw Bardin answer Firl. She doesn't know much about elves! I wished I could talk to her, but at least I knew what she was saying.
"We can't live here forever!" I said to Bardin.
"I know," he said to me. "But I don't know how to get our home back yet. Let's try to think of something."
"You really can talk to them, can't you!" the girl said.
Bardin just smiled.
"Will we ever get our magic tree back?" Firl asked. I went over to Firl and rubbed against her. "We've got to," I said.
"Don't you have any magic strong enough to fight the troll?" I asked Bardin.
"Not against a troll!" he answered. "It would be like trying to send a paper airplane all the way to the moon. Magic couldn't even get near him."
"Could I help?" the little girl asked.
Bardin looked her over. "I don't see what you could do," he said. "You don't even have any magic."
"But I'm bigger than you or the troll, or even his monster!"
"The last time you tried that, it almost ate you up!" Bardin said. I think he was getting mad at her. It was her fault we were in this mess, and she's thinking she can beat the troll! "She's only trying to help," I said to Bardin. Even though it was her fault, I didn't think Bardin should be mad at her for wanting to help.
"I wonder if we could get Zim to help us," Bardin said, thinking out loud.
Zim! I had heard of her before. She's a mean and scary fairy, but they say she is good. But the stories I've heard about her were all so scary, I never wanted to meet her! I've had nightmares about the Dreaded Zim and her Hot Arrows, flying on the back of her bee. I hoped we could get back our Magic Tree without having to get help from her.
"I can't stand this smell any more!" the human girl said. "I'm going outside to get some air." And she hurried out of the troll house.
While Bardin was trying to think of something to do, Firl went over to him and asked a question.
"There's something I've been wondering, Bardin," Firl said to him. "If the troll is so much stronger than we are and our magic is, and he wanted our magic tree, why didn't he just come and take it before now?"
Bardin thought about it for a minute. "I never thought about that before. I have no idea what kept the troll from taking our tree before now! Maybe if we knew that, we'd know a way to get rid of the troll now."
I went over and looked outside. I couldn't see the girl anywhere.
"Bardin!" I barked. "The girl! She's gone!"
Firl and Bardin looked at each other. We were all thinking the same thing: she's gone to try to fight the troll again, alone!
"We've got to stop her," Bardin said. We all started running at once to the Magic Tree. "I don't think I mentioned to her that the bite of a troll has poison."
We were too late! When we reached the Magic Tree, she was already fighting with the troll. She was staying far enough away from the cockatrice that it couldn't reach her. She had been throwing stones into the Magic Tree, and the troll had just come out.
Bardin tried to yell for her to stop, but it was too late.
"You can't take my friend's home! Get out of here!" The girl yelled at him. She was really mad. So was the troll.
"Pesky human," the troll snarled. "I'll put an end to you!"
The girl tried to kick at the troll, but with bare feet, since she lost her sneakers when her feet turned to wood up on the tree. She still thought she was big and strong enough to hurt the troll by kicking him! I guess she didn't know how tough troll skin is, because she hurt her toes when she kicked him.
Even though it didn't hurt the troll, he was mad. He jumped at her leg. He held her ankle, and bit into of her leg with his dirty little teeth.
The girl screamed, and tried to shake him off her leg. He hung onto her ankle, until he was sure he had gotten plenty of poison into her, and then let go, and was tossed off her leg and onto the ground. He picked himself right up and said, "That will take care of you," and he went back into the tree.
The little girl still didn't know the troll bite poisoned her. She tried to walk away. She got a few steps, then she cried out and fell down. She dragged herself along the ground a little bit, and then she passed out.
I went over to her and tried to wake her up. I barked, and licked her on the face, but she couldn't wake up.
"It's no use," Bardin said. "It's the troll poison."
"Is she still alive?" Firl asked.
I told Firl that she was still alive. At least the poison didn't kill her.
"Is she going to die?" I asked Bardin.
"I don't think so," he said. "If she had gotten enough poison to kill her, I think she would be dead already. But she may never wake up again for the rest of her life."
"We'd better take her to someplace safe," Firl said. I agreed. But I didn't know how we were going to move her.
Bardin tried to lift her up. He put his hands under her shoulders, but could she was too big and heavy for an elf to move!
Then he tried to pull her. He held her under her arms and pulled until his face turned red. But he couldn't move her at all.
Then I had an idea. "Maybe I can help," I said. "Try pulling her again, and I'll pull on you!"
Bardin put his arms under her arms just like he did before, and I got the back of Bardin's clothes in my mouth, and we both tugged.
Maybe it would have worked, if Bardin's clothes were stronger! I just ended up with a mouth full of mint leaves that tore off his back. They sure were good! But we still couldn't move the poisoned girl.
"We can't just leave her here in the middle of the woods," Firl said. We both knew she was right. But what could we do?
"Maybe Bojo can help us," Bardin said.
"Who is Bojo?" Firl and I both asked together.
"Come and see," Bardin said. He pointed to a small hill that was very close.
He led us over to the hill. Then, he started dancing around, jumping high in the air. And he sang:
Bojo, Bojo, wake up please.
Bojo, Bojo, help us please.
Bojo, Bojo, we need you.
Bojo, Bojo, yes we do.
He sang that about nine or ten times, until the hill started shaking. Then the hill started to stand up! As it stood up, all of a sudden we could see what the hill really was: a giant!
He stood up, yawning and stretching. He was so tall, I wondered if he could see us at all, down here on the ground. But he looked down and did see us.
"My old friend Bardin," he said, scratching his thick beard. "What is it you need? Let's get it done, so I can get back to sleep. I just went to sleep six years ago. I am so tired!"
"This human little girl was bitten by a troll. She's still alive, but she can't wake up. We should take her someplace safe, but she's too heavy for me to lift or pull."
The giant reached down, and picked her up in his hand. He held her up to his face to look at her. "Poor little one," he said sadly. "Where do you want to take her?"
"The troll took my home, but he gave us his. It's not very nice, but it's all I've got," Bardin told him.
"Lead on, friend Bardin," the giant said, yawning.
Bardin led the giant to the troll's horrible home. The giant put the girl inside, as gently as he could.
"Pleasant dreams," the giant said, and he sat down, and a minute later he looked just like a hill again.
Bardin, Firl, and I went inside to stay with the little girl.
We all sat around the human girl, who didn't look like she would ever wake up again.
"Bardin," I said, "Couldn't the giant help us get back our tree?"
"Bojo? Oh no, of course not. He's always much too slow and sleepy to be able to fight anybody."
"What are we going to do?" Firl asked.
I wondered if the troll might be able to cure the girl. I told my idea to Bardin. He agreed, and said it might be our only hope. He said he would go and speak to the troll. Firl and I stayed with the girl.
After a little while, Bardin came back. The troll was with him.
"The troll is going to help her," Bardin said.
"Yes," the troll said, "I can help her. And I will, too. I'll do it -- just to be nice!"
Firl and I knew what that meant! But what could he want? He already had our tree and everything we had.
The troll went and got a big pot. It was full of dust, and had some black slime in the bottom. He turned it upside-down, and shook most of the dust out.
The troll made a fist over the pot, and water dripped out of his fist. He did that until the pot was full.
Then he took the pot over to the girl, and poured it all over her ankle where he had bit her.
Then he found a shovel, and scooped up some of the stinky gunk up from the floor, and slopped it on the girl's legs.
"Will she be alright now?" I asked the troll.
"Of course. A pot of hand water will take care of all the poison. That's all she needed."
"What was the black gunk for, that you put on her legs?" Bardin asked.
"Nothing. I just thought it would be funny to dump it all over her legs! She does look funny like that, don't you think?"
"I think that was mean," I said. It made me mad. But then, after I said that I got scared and ran around behind Bardin's legs.
"I'm not mean! I'm very nice. I cured your friend, didn't I?"
The little girl was now starting to move around! She didn't wake up yet, but she was getting better.
"Yes, she seems to be getting better," Bardin said. "Thank you."
"Now that I've done something nice for you, now you will do something nice for me! You're going to give me your dog and cat."
"What do you want with them?" Bardin asked. Firl joined me behind Bardin's legs.
"Why, to feed to my cockatrice, what else! He hasn't had a good meal like that for a long time. You will make my cockatrice so happy by giving him your dog and cat to eat!"
"Bardin! Don't let him take us!" Firl said.
"I don't want to be eaten!" I said.
"You can't have them," Bardin said.
"Yes I can!" the troll said, smiling. "You have to. I did something nice for you, now you have to do something nice for me. And your dog and cat are what I want. And if you don't send them to me, then I'll just have to send my cockatrice to get them for himself! And the cockatrice might not stop with just a dog and cat. I don't think he'll stop until he eats you and the girl too! That would be such a shame. But I'd have to do it, you know. So, I think you'll send your nice little dog and cat to the magic tree, so my cockatrice can eat them."
Bardin didn't say anything. I was really scared. I didn't want to be eaten! And that cockatrice was so mean, I know he would make it hurt as much as he could.
"Send them over before dinnertime today," the troll said, "Or my pet will be calling on you for dinner!" The troll laughed, and left.
The human girl was starting to wake up, but Firl and I were too scared to care much. What could we do?
"Bardin," I said, "You won't let him take us, will you?"
"Of course not!" Bardin said. "We have no choice now. We have to call on the Mighty Fairy Zim."
I was afraid of Zim, but I was a lot more afraid of the cockatrice! I kept telling myself that Zim is really good, and she won't hurt us.
The girl was trying to get up. Firl and I went over to her, while Bardin went outside the Troll-house to call Zim.
I wished I could tell the girl what was going on.
"I feel terrible," she said to us. "You understand me, don't you? I wish I could understand what you say. Where did Bardin go? I wish you could tell me." So did we, but we couldn't tell her that.
I asked Firl to stay with the girl; while I went out to see Bardin. I wanted to watch how he called Zim. It was fun watching him wake up Bojo the Giant. Firl said she would, so I went out to watch.
I missed most of it. When I came out, I saw Bardin whistling and clapping his hands. Then all of a sudden, there was Zim, buzzing in on the back of her bumblebee! She went into the house ahead of us.
It was a big bee she was riding, but she was very tiny. She was thin, but she looked very strong. She was pretty, but her eyes looked mean. She had a pack of arrows on her back.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, Bardin," she said to him. "I wish you would call me more often!"
Then the fairy flew over to the girl, and the girl screamed. It is scary to see someone riding a bumblebee right at you!
"Don't worry," Bardin said, running over to her, "She is my friend; she will help us."
"Is she the one who needs my help?" Zim asked.
"No," Bardin told her, "It's really Sisla and Firl who need you. A troll bit this little girl. Then he made her well, but now he wants Sisla and Firl to feed to his cockatrice."
The girl was upset when she heard that. So was Zim, who said, "A troll! I can't fight a troll. My magic arrows won't do any good against a troll."
"Isn't there anything you can do?" Bardin asked, sadly.
"We're going to need a plan. Magic won't work against a troll, but there are other things that will. I know a lot about trolls. I just have to think of something we can use against him."
I wanted to ask Zim a question, but I was still afraid of her. I wanted to ask why the troll didn't just take our magic tree any time he wanted. The tree isn't strong enough to stop him, so what kept him away until now? And why didn't he just let his pet eat us any time?
"I have an idea!" the fairy said. "I'll need Sisla's help. Sisla, will you help me?" I told her I would, and she said, "Good. Then you can help me get rid of the troll."
Zim wasn't afraid of anything. If I had a fast bee to ride on, and had a pack of magic arrows, I wouldn't be afraid either!
I asked her what we come do, and she said, "I can't hit the troll with magic arrows. But I can hit his cockatrice! I will attack his cockatrice with my magic arrows. The troll will try to protect his pet. While he is busy doing that, you will attack the troll."
"Me?" I said. She expected me to fight the troll?
"The troll is a coward. If you can attack the troll and hurt him before he can hurt you, we'll win. And he should be so busy trying to help his cockatrice, that I don't think he will notice you in time."
"But what if he does?" I asked.
"Well, then we will have to think of something else!"
"But what will happen to me?"
"You don't want to know."
We all went as quietly as we could go to the magic tree. As soon as we got there, Zim went to work.
Zim flew up very close to the cockatrice, but kept just out of its reach. She pulled out one of her arrows. As soon as she held it, it changed. It looked like a bolt of lightning in her hand! She threw it at the cockatrice. It blew up when it hit it. It was too tiny to do any good, but it did hurt the cockatrice, a lot!
Zim pulled out one arrow after another, and kept hurling them at the cockatrice. She never seemed to be able to run out of arrows.
Sometimes, the bee would get up close, poke out its stinger, and squirt something at the cockatrice, that hurt it.
The cockatrice was screaming, and swinging its arms around, trying to hit the fairy. But Zim and her bee were too fast.
After a couple minutes, the troll came running out.
"Stop that, you stinking fairy!" the troll yelled at Zim. Zim ignored him, and kept going after the cockatrice with her arrows.
The troll pulled a giant knife out from under his shirt. First he just kept swinging at the bee, but he couldn't hit it. Then he stopped, and watched carefully, to see just the right time to strike.
That's when I went into action!
I crept up on the troll. Zim was right, he didn't notice me. When I was close enough, I jumped at the troll's leg!
I bit into the troll right above his foot. It made the most awful taste in my mouth, (it lasted for weeks). But I didn't let go. It was the first time I ever bit anybody hard enough to draw blood.
The troll shook his leg as hard as he could, but I wouldn't let go. When his leg started bleeding, the troll started to cry!
That surprised me; I didn't think a troll would cry! But he was.
"Stop it! I'm bleeding!" the troll said, with tears in his eyes.
Zim stopped going after the cockatrice, and flew over to me.
"You can let him go now," Zim said.
I opened my mouth and jumped away, before he could toss me off.
"You hurt me!" the troll said, still crying. "That's not fair. I'm getting away from you people. You're no fun. I'm going far away. I hope I never see any of you ever again. And don't try to find me, or I'll sick my cockatrice on all of you." He went to the cockatrice, and took its chain off the wall. "Come on," he said to his cockatrice, "We're leaving, and never coming back." Then the troll ran off limping, dragging his cockatrice behind, as it tried to lick its sores from the bee and the magic arrows.
Bardin was singing and dancing around, he was so happy to get his magic tree back again.
Finally, I asked Zim if she knew why the troll didn't just come and take our magic tree any time he wanted to, and she told us.
"The trolls like to think that they're good," she said. "Even though they are very bad, they tell themselves they're good. He wanted to think that he had a right to take your magic tree, and that he had a right to feed you and Firl to his monster. They always have to find some excuse for being bad, so they can do bad things but still think they're really being good."
"How did you learn so much about trolls?" the human girl asked.
"I'll tell you some other time," was all she would say. Then she told me I was a hero, and she flew away.
"Good-bye!" I barked. The girl waved. Bardin was still dancing.
When Bardin finally stopped, he said to the human girl, "You should go home now. don't tell anybody about us! That's very important. If you'll promise never to tell anybody about any of us or anything that happened here today, you may come back again and visit us sometime."
And that was how we got rid of the troll; now you'll know how to do it too, if it ever happens to you, my dear human readers!
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Recruitment | Salaries | Spotlight | Statistics | Support Staff | Work/Life
Listening to Staff
Formal Methods of Gathering Information on Staff Satisfaction, Needs and Expectations
Pulp Fiction, the film that catapulted director Quentin Tarantino to fame, holds an important lesson in communication. Mob enforcer Vincent (John Travolta), takes his boss' wife Mia (Uma Thurman) out on the town to entertain her. To break the ice, Mia asks Vincent a series of personality questions. "Do you listen, or wait to talk?" Vincent replies, "I want to say 'listen' but I … Read the rest
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Union: New safety measures at Mount Vernon library inadequate
New safety measures adopted by the Mount Vernon (NY) Public Library inadequately defend library workers, says a representative of the Civil Service Employees Association. The measures were enacted in response to several recent attacks on Mount Vernon Public Library staff and patrons.
Gary Newman, president of the Mount Vernon Public Library unit of the CSEA union, argues that the library has no comprehensive security plan. Newman argues that MVPL is bound by … Read the rest
Pierce library board cuts jobs, hours to save $1.5 million
To afford a $1.5 million budget cut, the Pierce County Library System will convert 31 positions to lower-level jobs with less pay, slash hours for 10 jobs and eliminate 24 others.
Library hours will not be affected by the cuts.… Read the rest
Libraries hit by random closings
A recent hours policy of the understaffed Free Library of Philadelphia is taking a toll on the mental health of library employees.
Staff shortages at the Free Library of Philadelphia have led the system to institute unscheduled closings of any of its 54 branches. Daily closings increased significantly toward the end of 2009, peaking on December 3, when ten branches closed or reduced hours unexpectedly.
The director of the Friends … Read the rest
Libraries forced to slash hours, staff, popular programs
As a result of declining state funding, 90 percent of the Allegheny County Library Association's libraries will be reducing hours of part-time workers or eliminating positions, reports ACLA's Executive Director Marilyn Jenkins.
One ACLA library, Mt. Lebanon, has frozen salaries and cut staff by 11 percent. Another, Brentwood, has frozen the position of a staff member who already planned to leave the state.… Read the rest
Career Advancement
What is "Special"?
Minding Your Words
In organizational politics, power brokers have long understood that control of language is half the bid for control of the organizational culture, ideas and staff. Language—in both tone and content—can reinforce or undermine organizational goals. The written word and the language employed to describe specific groups or individuals have "a powerful influence on the organization's collective consciousness" (Reeves, 2006).
The Stereotype Epitomized
Within some corporate and academic institutions where diverse groups of professionals are … Read the rest
Focus: The Point of the CPLA
As a prospective Library Director, I believed that I had the work and life experience to be able to manage the staff, budget, building, and even the direction of a public library. I also believed that a Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) Certification could provide the credential that said at a glance, "professional administrator."
I landed my first Library Director position in June 2008 with support for the CPLA as part of the compensation package. I began … Read the rest
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Few career milestones compare to the very first time one manages other people. Whether this change is the result of a promotion or change of position, going from supervised to supervisor is a career-defining moment. Yet that moment often fails to meet the expectations of the fortunate few who reach that seemingly unattainable height—being "the boss." Why do so many new managers fall from elation to deflation before fully settling into their new role? … Read the rest
Talking the Talk with Confidence
Developing a Knowledge of Academic Culture for Academic Library Interviews
Regardless of the specific position at stake, any job interview is really a series of interviews, both formal and informal. From setting up an appointment via phone or e-mail, to introducing yourself at the front desk, to meeting potential coworkers, to answering questions about your qualifications, the interview process usually involves discussions with many unfamiliar people, often in an unfamiliar environment. You have to be confident. You … Read the rest
Libraries nationwide receiving ALA-APA Library Salary Survey Invitation
CHICAGO – Library directors and human resources staff, check your mail. Nearly 1,700 public and academic libraries are being asked to participate in the 2010 ALA-APA Library Salary Survey. This year, the survey asks for salary data for six librarian titles. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 28, for completing the Web-based survey. Survey letters with instructions are addressed to the attention of the library director or human resources manager and are in envelopes with the ALA logo.
In order to … Read the rest
Compensation Trends Improving, but Employees Won't Make Up Lost Ground From 2009, Just Yet, Says Towers Perrin Study
Companies Focus on Pay Differentiation Strategies Targeted at Retaining Critical Talent
STAMFORD, CT, December 7, 2009 – Salaries will be on the rise in 2010 at many companies across the U.S., according to recent research from Towers Perrin. This is a significant shift from the lockdown many organizations placed on compensation budgets during 2009. In fact, 65% of companies that froze salary budgets in 2009 will unfreeze them in 2010. Yet most companies report continued uncertainty and lack of confidence … Read the rest
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Library Positions Will See High Single-, Low Double-Digit Growth
Recent projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational employment projections to 2018, predict that librarian jobs will grow by 7.8 percent between 2008 and 2018.
Library assistant jobs will increase by 11.1 percent, say article authors T. Alan Lacey and Benjamin Wright. Positions for library technicians are expected to increase by 8.8 percent. For more information on job projections from 2008-2018, download a pdf of the findings from the Monthly Labor Review.… Read the rest
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Libraries Changed My Life
Libraries changed my life.
Of course, at the age of 10 when my father signed me up for my first summer reading program at the local public library, I had no idea this would be the case. I only thought it was cool to get stickers to put on my treasure map after I plunged through so many library books.
I didn't realize it either when I checked out a book about babies that turned out to … Read the rest
What I learned from The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
The following poem, offered by contributing writer (and Cromaine Library Director) Cecilia Ann Marlow offers lighthearted advice for "big picture" living in 2010.
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Have fun on rainy days, even naughty fun.
Juggling too much can lead to disaster.
Make sure you include your friends in your adventures.
Living in a tiny bowl may not give you the big picture.
There are times when you must assert yourself.
When you make a mess, clean it up.
Survey Invites Library Workers to Share Workplace Wellness Experiences
Library employees can help expand the discussion of workplace wellness issues by participating in the 2009–2010 Library Workplace Wellness online survey. The survey, sponsored by the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) and the ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR), provides an important opportunity for library employees to share information about the availability of, and employee participation in, work/life options in libraries around the nation. The online survey, available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0Pz4LqU_2bnMJOyZORPX8GYQ_3d_3d, will be available through … Read the rest
HR Law
Historic Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Takes Effect:
EEOC Assumes New Area of Jurisdiction to Protect Confidentiality of Genetic Information
WASHINGTON – In the first legislative expansion of its jurisdiction since passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on November 21, 2009, assumed responsibility for enforcing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
GINA, signed into law in May 2008, prohibits discrimination by health insurers and employers based on individuals' genetic information. Genetic information includes the … Read the rest


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A floating stand for books, records, and display. Wide panels showcase the natural grain of white oak. Tung oil is hand rubbed.
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The fight for clean water is a fight for one of the most basic and essential human rights. With water resources declining in quality and quality in virtually every part of the world, communities everywhere are looking for ways to protect this right.
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It's summer in the northern hemisphere and along with the scorching heat we have the occasional torrential rain. The collection and reuse of rainwater by harvesting systems help provide independent water supplies during regional water restrictions. These systems also circumvent the rainwater washing environmentally harmful lawn pesticides into storm drain, sewers and waterways. When rainwater is harvested we reduce the overall flow of these pollutants into public waterways.
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Recently the Maine Legislature approved a ban on the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in packaging for baby food and infant formula. Has your state banned BPA's yet?
BPA is found as a chemical compound in epoxy resins and metal-based food and beverage cans since the 1960s. Many of these resin are used in food packaging. These chemical enter our bodies when we eat the food which has been packaged in containers made with these chemical. It is estimated that over 90% of the general public has BPA in their bodies at this time.
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This past year the world faced many extreme weather events from record breaking flooding in Australia to deadly cold and snowfall in Europe and severe drought and devastating hurricanes in the US. In the face of this extreme weather Earth Day 2013 organizers around the world are working toward a united theme: The Face of Climate Change.
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It is hard to beat Perfect Pan Grilled Steaks…seared and golden on the outside, and moist and tender on the inside. Steak is one of those foods that can be cooked a ton of different ways…grilled, fried, baked, broiled, stir-fried…you name it! And it is good every single one of those ways as long as it is done right. So…let me show you how to make a perfect pan-grilled steak in about 10 minutes!
For this post, I am using sirloin steaks. They are readily available, and reasonably affordable as well. I typically buy steaks that are about 6oz in weight, and about an inch thick. I think these come out much better than the thinner cuts do. So, first, I always rinse raw meat in cool running water. I tell people I am not sure why I do that, but I always have…so I guess I always will. Blot the steaks dry with a paper towel, and season both sides with salt and pepper. We like a lot of pepper at my house, so you should adjust the amount to your taste.
Next, over medium-high heat, add 2 tsp of olive oil to a grill pan. I use one from Cuisinart that I bought years ago, and I just love it. Now, add your steaks, and allow them to cook undisturbed for 4 1/2 – 5 minutes. Do Not Flip Them! They will be fine!
After 4 1/2 – 5 minutes, go ahead and flip the steaks. You should have something that looks like this….it's starting to look pretty yummy, huh? Now, leave the steaks alone to cook on this side for between 3-6 minutes…depending on how you like your steak.
The smell of these steaks cooking is like heaven! Seriously! So, we like our steaks between medium-rare and medium….so I remove mine from the pan after about 3 – 4 minutes. Set them aside to rest for 5 minutes to allow the juices to build up.
Since I was using these to make a grilled steak salad, I sliced them into thin slices. You can see the juiciness still inside, and the beautiful warm pink center. The seared outer edges give a richness of flavor that sets the whole thing off perfectly.
So now, you can cook your own perfect steaks right inside on your stove. And it only takes 10 minutes from start to finish, which makes it a perfect weeknight meal. Use it over a steak salad, or cut them into strips for steak wraps, or pitas, or just eat them with a yummy baked potato for a good old-fashioned steak and potatoes meal! In fact, try them with my Ricotta Stuffed Potatoes for a fabulous dinner any day of the week!
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- 2 6 oz sirloin steaks
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- Over medium-high heat, add 2 tsp olive oil to grill pan
- Add steaks to pan and cook, undisturbed for 4½-5 minutes
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Last night, while driving, I was stopped at a red light. The car stopped beside me suddenly reversed and spun around, tearing off in the opposite direction. It was an unmarked police car, as it lit up in sea of blue and red lights.
Another police car raced by going the other way. And another.
Although I continued along the road, I soon came to the place all those police cars were going. Getting out of the car, I could see a sniper and his accomplice. They were inside a high-rise, on the top floor, visible through the window. The sniper was firing down to the street. Shooting people. Shooting more people. Shooting at me. Shooting at the police.
I ran. I ran. I ran down the street, hiding in my childhood home, watching out the front window.
I could see the sniper and his friend methodically shooting innocent people, as the two killers made their way down the street toward me.
They saw me !
They were both firing now, showering my home with bullets. I fired back. A huge firefight erupted. They advanced. I shot them dead. A bloody mess of dead.
Then I woke up.
I used to work for an aerospace company back in the 80's and 90's.
Last night I was back there, at my desk in the same building I used to be in, but the timeframe was modern day. For some reason there was no roof on the building, but at least it was a sunny day.
Along came a South Asian man walking along the aisle with his AK-47 shooting up the building and shooting as many people as he possibly could. To his left, to his right, constantly firing but with an arrogance that he was out for an afternoon stroll.
Of course we always had our weapons at our desks (?), so – after the initial shock wore off – I fired back and killed him.
Then the jet fighters came.
They swooped in low coming right at us, firing missile after missile at us, destroying the building and everything in it. Bodies and heaps of twisted metal were everywhere. The fighters continued to shower us with missiles, until eventually….
We all died.
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Earlier this morning, Lebron suggested that today's homecoming match versus the Knicks could be one of the biggest sporting events ever.
We're not too sure about 'ever', but it certainly was a magical start to the evening in Cleveland.
The player introductions were expected to be hype in order to catch the emotions of Lebron's return after a four year absence, and they certainly were, with red glow sticks lighting up the whole arena and an atmosphere rivaling that of the NBA Finals.
Then, you could almost feel the entire arena churning, awaiting to become witnesses to the scene that they thought they'd never see again: Lebron performing his trademark pregame ritual — the chalk toss, as a rightful member of the Cavaliers.
Yes, that's confetti you're seeing being thrown from the stands.
The Cavaliers were then able to carry the momentum into the start of the game.
Kevin Love scored the Cavaliers' first points — also his first points as a Cleveland Cavalier.
Love would then throw his first outlet pass as a Cavalier several minutes later. After a Shumpert miss, Love grabbed the rebound and immediately hurled the ball deep downcourt to none other than a dashing Lebron James. With just Carmelo Anthony between him and the basket, James then powered his way to an and1 finish — his first points of the night and of the new Cavaliers era.
Though certainly a memorable start to run 2.0 with the Cavaliers, the rest of the game was a different story.
Noticeably perturbed throughout the evening, Lebron was passive all game, finishing with 17 points on 5/15 shooting and a career high 8 turnovers.
Kyrie Irving led the Cavaliers with 22 points and 7 assists.
As the last leg of the Cavaliers' newly minted big three, Kevin Love tallied 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 three pointers.
On the other end, rookie head coach Derek Fisher started the new Knicks era on a high note, with the Knicks taking the win in Cleveland 95-90.
Knicks resignee Carmelo Anthony finished with 25 points, including the game clinching shot in which he directly went 1-on-1 with Lebron James.


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With over 50 years of volunteer experience among them, our leaders provide True Grace Bible Church with the inspiration and direction to keep the organization moving forward and expanding in new areas based on our community's needs.
Reverend Rick Epps
Bio: Reverend Rick Epps was born on December 9, 1952 in Lexington, Mississippi, but was raised in East St. Louis, Illinois from the age of 2. He attended Cornell University, where he received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. He received a Masters in General Theological Studies from Columbia Bible College and Seminary.
On January 6, 1973, he married Muriel Denise Green. From this union came two sons, Rickey Jr. and Marcus DeWayne, and a daughter, Marissa Diane.
He acknowledged his call to the Gospel Ministry and was licensed to preach in 1987 and ordained in 1989. Under the Rev. W.K. Berry at McGee Chapel Baptist Church, he served as pastor of Outreach & Evangelism where his most endeared responsibilities included visiting and giving communion to the sick and shut-in. Following this assignment, he then was named Pastor of Christian Education. In this role, he was responsible for the administration of the whole Sunday school department, the mission, and the men brotherhood ministry. Reverend Epps taught the Brotherhood for nearly 7 years. He also started the Church's marriage ministry.
Reverend Epps was installed as pastor of True Grace Bible Church on September 9, 2001. On February 23, 2004, the Church purchased 13 acres of land in Katy, Texas. The intended, original purpose of the land was to be the site of the future Church building, but the acreage was found to be too costly to develop! About a year later, the Katy property was sold and 1.33 acres of prime choice land was secured to finally build the Church.
It has been a quarter of a century, since the Lord put him on this path. But in the words of his late, mother's favorite song, "I don't worry about the future, for I know what Jesus said, and today I'll walk beside Him, for He know what is ahead".
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The SD-1 Minisport Czech-designed airplane has an empty weight of 270 pounds and a useful load of 310 pounds. It cruises at 118 mph and stalls at 52 mph clean, 40 mph with flaps extended. The aircraft boasts a climb rate of 1,400 feet per minute and a fuel burn of 1.8 gph. The company said the operational cost is only $12 an hour. The purchase price is $54,000.
The SD-1 has a fuel-injected, 50-horsepower Hirth F-23 engine with a time between overhaul of 1,000 hours. SkyCraft said that it will do a free top-end overhaul at 500 hours. The aircraft can be bought in tricycle gear or taildragger versions, and customers can opt to add a ballistic parachute or Mode S transponder.
The company had brought a partially completed fuselage of the SD-1 Minisport to EAA AirVenture in 2012, where it exhibited as a kitplane manufacturer but had not yet completed an airframe. This year, SkyCraft said it has two models flying, one that it brought to the fly-in and another, in a taildragger configuration, that is test flying.
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Done with the Bloody Danes
It's 2pm on a holiday weekend afternoon. I've just launched a new travel blog (Social Studies for Adults: a Travel Blog at nesetm.com) and am having a Blue Moon or two to celebrate. Then I must vacuum—of such diversity is life made!
Meanwhile I've committed to a 365 blog finishing up Crime/Denmark today and I'm only halfway through the second book about which I intended to write. Wish I had a lot of photos of Copenhagen I could post instead…but can't find any. That is a sad travel commentary. I must pay better attention.
We were trying to figure out what makes Carl Mørck Danish in manner and appearance. No conclusion really except that he is attractive if a little rough around the edges. In the book I'm currently reading, "A Conspiracy of Faith," the sexy shrink finally spent the night with him so I guess it's safe to describe him as weather-beaten but hot?
A few words about the middle book of the Department Q trilogy (so far) which I read a week or so ago. "The Absent One." Basically it is the story of a gang of extremely unappealing, can we just say sick/disgusting/frightening/creepy former boarding school students, one (the girl) of whom escapes and seeks revenge on the others for some horrific acts from the past. There are country estates and a whole lot of exotic animals involved. Mørck and his trusty sidekick, Assad, have numerous hits and misses on the way to solving the case but it ends relatively well …of course…there are many more tales from Department Q in our futures.
What makes Adler-Olsen's books so popular is partly standard stuff (scruffy hero, chilly atmospherics) and partly Adler-Olsen's original villains. I am thinking that Scandinavian crime fiction is such a prime commodity right now that it must be extremely difficult to get in on the action. However this guy has elbowed in there with the granddaddies of them all (at least in this new wave of northern noir): Henning Mankell of Sweden first; followed closely by Stieg Larsson, also Swedish and Jo Nesbo of Norway. Henning Mankell has concluded his Kurt Wallander series and Stieg Larsson is dead so it seems that Jo Nesbo and Jussi Adler-Olsen may be battling it out for top spot right now.
Let me say they are not my favorites although I enjoy them immensely. These two are a little less psychologically oriented and a little more blood-and-guts than the best—in my humble opinion. In fact the Scandinavian women may be in the process of out-writing the boys but that's another blog or two.
Back to Adler-Olsen. The pleasures (in order of importance) of the three: "The Keeper of Lost Causes," 'The Absent One," and "A Conspiracy of Faith" include funny/sarcastic/befuddled/independent-to-the-nth-degree Carl Mørck; cleverly introduced and painstakingly described villains (in fact we get to spend almost too much time with them); and plot lines that have enough complications to keep us guessing. Since we know the identities of the bad guys from the beginning, the suspense lies largely in whether the victims we've come to like (a littlle) can be rescued in time.
The first two books have dangerously wild and grandly original finales so I am assuming "A Conspiracy of Faith" will as well. As you might have guess from the title religion figures prominently in this one and I am astounded by how many religious cults exist in rationalist Denmark. Also in "A Conspiracy of Faith" Mørck gets yet one more wacky impertinent assistant which further enlivens life in Department Q's basement home.
Go to http://scandinavianbooks.com/crime-fiction/danish-crime-book.html for information about a few other Danish crime fiction writers. I think I wrote something about "The Boy in the Suitcase" awhile ago even though the book wasn't one of my favorites. One the other hand "Smilla's Sense of Snow" was a brilliant book and definitely worth buying. Enough with the Danes…on to Iceland.
Posted on July 6, 2013, in Living LIFE and tagged crime fiction, Denmark, Jussi Adler-Olsen. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
The lady I buy coffee from in the mornings loves detective novels. She is a very interesting lady who grew up in Baghdad, had an arranged marriage ( I think), does not like her husband very much, seems to me a liberated Muslin lady who enjoys detective novels a great deal, suggestions?


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This weekend was a weekend to snuggle up with a cup of tea on the sofa – it was a little squally and rainy so we didnt do as much sailing as we had hoped to.
Because in this weather we can all get a little nostalgic here are some photos of sunshine and laughter on the water from last weekend.
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What an EPIC Open Day it was on Sunday!
Not a single drop of rain, lots of kids and adults out sailing together in the dinghies and a bouncy castle on shore!
With the wind and weather being in our favor we had lots of fun sailing and meeting new friends!
We started at 10am and worked up a big appetite for the Sausage sizzle and the club restaurants delicious Sunday Roast. After a short rest and some bouncy castle action it was time for more sailing! Everyone sailed until the tide was out and there was no drop of water left!
If you couldn't join us last Sunday give us a call and we will still get you out sailing!
Now enjoy the photos!
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