This weekend, we received a couple of politically themed posts. The first one, from Private Betty, is very balanced and thought provoking and we’re running it tomorrow.

After Rock Star and I had decided to do that, though, we realized we should consult the larger Betty community before posting any more political articles. We know the Betties will receive them with their usual grace and tolerance of variety in opinion, but the last thing we want to do is make anyBetty uncomfortable here in this place that belongs to all of us.

With that in mind, we devised a poll so the Betties can weigh in. Please look for it in the right-hand column. It closes next Sunday, October 7th. We’ll go with what a simple majority of Betties decide.

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The wind came up enough for me to not take out the boat for a ride today.  I opted to unpack the box of clothes that I bought last weekend in New Jersey and, while I was at it, purge some more clothes from my closets.  Just for fun, I put on a pair of jeans that were the largest size I ever had to wear.  They fit me like clown pants, which means they don’t fit at all.  If I pull out the waist band, there’s a good eight inch gap between the material and my body.  I could hold out inches of material on either side of the legs.  Into the donation pile they went.  I hope they find a new home with someone that size who badly needs jeans in good condition.  They are also welcome to the two fleece tops, the corduroy pull over, the three pairs of black pants and various othe...

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This week, we talk about some more new TV, about allowing your characters to fail, and discuss A Wizard Of Earthsea in the Book Club. It’s our longest show ever!

StoryWonk’s NaNoWriMo Pre-Game Class Go On Big Bang Theory The Mindy Project How Tolkien Sucks by David Ellis Dickerson WordWonk: Logodaedalus Lani’s recommendation: Vinegar. No, really. Alastair’s recommendation: Downcast Book of the Month: A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle Want to leave a review on iTunes? Thank you!

Send your questions and comments to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check o...

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Ok, I’ve decided to go obvious. Yesterday I wrote about the wonderfulness that is my friend Mary Castillo and offered to give away 10 e-book copies of her latest novel Lost in the Light. But clearly, in the parlance of journalism, I must have buried the lede because I still have SIX — yes, 1-2-3-4-5-6 — copies of the e-book that need to find their readers.

Are you one of those readers? If you are, send me an email through my contact form with the words “I want to get Lost in the Light!” and give one of these hauntingly good e-books a home on your device.

Here’s a little more about the novel:

No one remembers…

One October morning in 1932, Vicente Sorolla entered the white house on the hill and was never seen aga...

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So we made it through the Bad Moon Rising. I’m still going to wait to talk to Richie until I talk with my therapist – seems a smart thing to do so I don’t say something I regret. Plus, tact has never been my strong point.
I went through all the family photos yesterday, sorting them into family groups. Yeah, I know, insane. But that gets two huge tubs out of the living room, so it’s worth it. I’ve lost my small ipod again, so more cleaning in the bedroom, plus, damn it, I want to sew! I’ll baste a couple of quilts and declutter some more.
Plus, list some stuff on ebay. I made just under $250 from the first batch, and it’ll be easy enough to list the next. The photos are already taken, and I use the same template, so it’...

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