by LB | Oct 29, 2023 | A Writer Prepares, Audiobooks, Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter
Okay, what in the world are you talking about? I’m playing with words. You’re probably familiar with the acronym “AI”—capital A, capital I. Artificial intelligence. So? Well, the word “ai”—both letters lower case—turns up every second or third blue moon in crossword...
by LB | May 2, 2023 | Matthew Scudder, Newsletter
Oh, word play. How clever. And how perceptive of you to spot it. But let me move past the pleasantries, if that’s what they are, and get right to the news. Once that’s out of our way, I’ve another item that might make the headline a little more pertinent. First,...
by LB | Apr 25, 2023 | Matthew Scudder, Newsletter
THE SCUDDER CAPSTONE David Trevor here. I mentioned to LB that we were a long time between newsletters, and that we really ought to share a couple of reviews, etc. “So write one,” he said, and went back to whatever he was doing. (Don’t ask.) I’ll start with The...
by LB | Mar 17, 2023 | Matthew Scudder, Newsletter
I suppose you’re referring to Daylight Savings Time. I am, and its return always sparks joy, although I’d be hard-pressed to tell you why. It seems to promise extra hours, but I’ve never been able to find more than the usual twenty-four in a day. And even those hours...
by LB | Jan 5, 2023 | Dead Girl Blues, LB's Classic Crime Library, Newsletter, Playing Games, Random Walk, The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
David Trevor here, charged with composing LB’s first newsletter of 2023, and I may have made a mistake already in that header. I’ll leave it and hope it looks intentional, like those carpet weavers. Because only LB is perfect, right? And it’s not like I ...
by LB | Dec 21, 2022 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter
O Frabjous Day! Callooh! Callay! Well, hello there! It’s my great pleasure to wish all of y’all… The joys of the season, right? Hanukkah’s underway and Christmas is waiting in the wings, with a brand-new year trailing it by just a week. So what have you got for us,...
