National Bad Poetry Day

is today. So…. here goes.
I walked out of my room
turned and hit him with a broom.
“Faster,” I say.
“’tis not May.”
Your turn.

A holiday for

almost every day can be found online. Today is National Raspberry Creme Pie Day. Nobody knows who created it, but there it is. Go get a slice of pie!

My website is at

a standstill for the moment. I’ve got a ton of reviews to reformat, and even more to write. I need a full two or three days to focus completely on scooperspeaks.com if I’m ever going to complete it.
I think I’m going to start playing Thursday 13 again on a variety of topics. The site is [...]

Dead people and Twitter

I’m finally doing what a co-worker told me to do a month or two ago. What? I’m working with dead people (obit clerk) and learning to Twitter. I’m hoping to pick it up quickly, but please have patience with me as I learn. Tomorrow I should have Eve Silver’s soon to be released book reviewed.

Yep, computer issues

I’ve been struck by computer issues. I think the computer has a personality and it knows that I really want to be online posting, commenting and getting my site up. Hopefully I’ll be back at full force by next week (maybe sooner).
So, it’ll take me a minute to respond to comments, but don’t worry I [...]

Wizard World (Chicago’s Comic-Con)

So I went to Comic-Con/ Wizard World yesterday. It was a blast. There were all kinds of people dressed up and taking pictures. Artist’s alley was filled with talented people. I learned quickly not to look the artist in the eyes. They’d then pitch their product to me. I wanted to browse not buy. Good [...]

Scooper with a website?

Yep. I just bought scooperspeaks.com, I think….I hope…Well I did something. We’ll see if it works in the next week or so. Cross your fingers for me.
My dream for it is to expand my blog. I’d like to make old book reviews easy to find and this is my attempt at that. I’d like to [...]

Smileys and upcoming reviews

I’m playing with smiley’s and trying to figure out if they will work here. I’m going to try to post a few from Sweet IM.
Yay! Now if I can only figure out a way to insert them in my comments. On to more important news…
I’ve got House Infernal by Edward Lee; Pitch Black [...]

Questions for Authors

If a reviewer isn’t thrilled (and writes that) with your book and requests an ARC of one of your upcoming novels, would you give it to them or tell them to shove it? How do you feel about negative reviews? What turns you off about a review site? If you could change one thing about [...]

Happy Mother’s Day!

I’m going to share the Mother’s Day card my oldest gave me.
I love you.
You think your the Queen of My World.
heres a poem.
rose are red vilit are blue
your the best I love You!!!