Category Archives: Books

My Year Of Reading, And The Open Secret 

What I read all the time is half planned, half dice role, and half by accident.  So yeah, it is all over the place.  Sometimes I do try to group things, like a few years ago when I read all … Continue reading

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Because No One Asked…..  My Doctor Who Predictions!!!!!! 

Being a lifelong Doctor Who fan, and having seen craptons of it, and being online alot, means I am eminently qualified to give you an early Christmas gift and offer my completely unsolicited thoughts on the legendary sci-fi classic.  Now, … Continue reading

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Keith Giffen And Me 

Yet again I have to write about another comics legend being no longer with us.  RIP Keith Giffen, you magnificent bastard.  And Keith, being the grumpy grumpy that he was, would have loved being described that way.  He started as … Continue reading

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Scoop Catching Up On His Geekiness 

Ah, being a Geek is a hard lot in life, always has been with new comics and books and shows and movies coming out and old comics and books and shows and movies being newly discovered by new fans. It … Continue reading

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Judy Blume And The Postcard

For those following along with my Twitter (I mean X or whatever it is this week), and/or Instagram, and/or Facebook (or Meta or whatever it is this week), and/or LinkedIn, and/or Goodreads (or…. Oh you get the idea) know that … Continue reading

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Why yes, I did write a book once…

And I haven’t mentioned it here for quite some time, probably years. So I recently figured, why not do some shameless self promotion?  So yes, I did write a book once. The Passport To The Wall is a middle grade … Continue reading

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Three Random Thoughts On Star Trek Picard!!!

Ever since I was a wee little tot, I have been a Star Trek fan, and even have the honour of having seen Star Trek The Motion Picture in the theatre when it came out. My fervent fandom only increased … Continue reading

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Me And My Bookmarks!!!

A million years ago, back when Little Scoop was just starting reading way too much, I began yet another new hobby. Collecting bookmarks.  I wanted the bookmarks, even before I knew what they were, or their purpose, all because I … Continue reading

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Ode To My Quests To Find The Perfect Songs For My Instagram Stories!

Many many moons ago, I finally did the inevitable and joined Instagram.   The learning curve was short and easy and painless, since pretty much all of Instagram’s basic functions are fairly straight forward.  In fact, the couple years old book, … Continue reading

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Looking For Jane Finds Love 

Many many thoughts can be expressed about Heather Marshall‘s debut novel, Looking For Jane, and they range from powerful to emotional to amazing to pageturner to educational to one pure thought the author herself stated.  Motherhood.  And we shall get … Continue reading

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