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Book Review: ‘A Few Minutes Past Midnight’ by Stuart M. Kaminsky

by on Nov.01, 2020, under Books

A Few Minutes Past Midnight (Toby Peters, #21)A Few Minutes Past Midnight by Stuart M. Kaminsky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The last peters book I loved due to Kaminsky’s writing of W.C. Fields. This one was just a good story and good writing. Again i could hear Chaplin in the writing of dialogue.

This entry is also better due to less focus of side characters and weird dream sequences. Still a bit too much of poems and presentation of an amateur writers, though this latter folded in well with the Chaplin story this time. Settings were better written and characters are excellent.
I also love the ending.

Bottom line: I recommend this book: 8 out of ten points.

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Book Review: ‘The Sentries’ by Ed McBain

by on Oct.31, 2020, under Books

The SentriesThe Sentries by Ed McBain
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Despite myopic reviews here oddly relating the book to this current time period, the book’s problems are in construction and setting. I turn to my podcast to review this book and similar problems with McBain’s Matthew Hope series.

Here’s the podcast:
https://anchor.fm/swampysflorida/epis…

Bottom line: I don’t recommend this book 2 out of ten points.

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Here’s my #Inktober #23 illustration: W.C. Fields & his kumquat farm & trouble!

by on Oct.24, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration

Here’s my #Inktober #23 illustration!
W.C. Fields tells of trouble while tending his kumquat farm in Homosassa.

Drawn live during the ‘Man in the Swamp Report’ a bit earlier today on my Swampy’s Florida page.

Illustrating the tale Stuart Kaminsky wrote of W.C. Fields owning a kumquat farm until the alligators took over.
All written in the outrageous style W.C. Fields was known to tell tales. including factual details as the farm being near “Homosassa”.

Kaminsky did a terrific job of including the short tale in a large story of trekking the US so Fields can retrieve his money from various banks as bad guys were stealing it just ahead of him. This book is part of a 24 book series. Each features a major celebrity in Hollywood that hire P.I., Toby Peters.

If you’d like to read Kaminky’s book, you can purchase it here:

The watercolor version is $35
to the first who sends a request.
Later $50 on Etsy.

 

Materials –
Pen: Zebra Onamae Mackee Double-Sided Name Marker – Fine / Extra Fine Twin Tip – Black Ink
https://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Onamae-Mackee-Double-…/…/10841
Paper: Canson (100510941) XL Series Watercolor Pad
https://amzn.to/33idn6G

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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:

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#Art #Artlife #WCFields #Alligator #kumquat

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Book Review; ‘A Fatal Glass of Beer’ by Stuart M. Kaminsky

by on Oct.24, 2020, under Books, Illusration

A Fatal Glass of Beer (Toby Peters, #20)A Fatal Glass of Beer by Stuart M. Kaminsky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I believe this chalks up to my favorite of the Peters tales. It does seem far fetched, except Fields lived a bit of a far fetched life and did deposit money in banks all over the place. Gets one to wonder just how the Fields family got all of that money from such a list of banks.

Kaminsky was often excellent at getting the voice of the celebrity starring in his books of Peters. Huge exception are his two Rockford Files books. Here, I can hear Fields voice throughout the book. The banter is terrific and full of Fileds well known outrageous storytelling. Peters is played down quite a bit here. Almost a co-star despite the book being in first person.

The story of why there is, essentially, a great chase is ridiculous as is the ending, but stilla great book.

About Florida: One of the stories Fields tells is of having a kumquat farm near Homosassa and that being ruined by alligators. The tale is told and sounds as Fields. i know no truth to the story. Extremely well done and thought out by Kaminsky, including using an actual Florida location and such location as kumquats are usually grown!

Bottom line: i recommend this book. 8 out of ten points.

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My #Inktober #22 – Sleepy Kitty in color !

by on Oct.23, 2020, under What's New?

#Inktober #22 – Sleepy Kitty !

Drawn improv. Off the top of my head.

No pencils. No plan. My favorite way to work!

The watercolor version is $10
to the first who sends a request.

Later $20 on Etsy.

Materials –
Pen: Zebra Onamae Mackee Double-Sided Name Marker – Fine / Extra Fine Twin Tip – Black Ink
Paper: Canson (100510941) XL Series Watercolor Pad
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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:

 

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My #Inktober #22 – Sleepy Kitty ! – Black and white.

by on Oct.22, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration

#Inktober #22 – Sleepy Kitty !

Drawn improv. Off the top of my head.

No pencils. No plan. My favorite way to work!

The watercolor version is $10
to the first who sends a request.

Later $20 on Etsy.

Materials –
Pen: Zebra Onamae Mackee Double-Sided Name Marker – Fine / Extra Fine Twin Tip – Black Ink
Paper: Canson (100510941) XL Series Watercolor Pad
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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:

 

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My #Inktober #16 illustration in color: Storytelling !

by on Oct.22, 2020, under Cartooning

#Inktober #16 – Storytelling !

The watercolor version is $10
to the first who sends a request.

Later $20 on Etsy.

Materials –
Pen: Zebra Onamae Mackee Double-Sided Name Marker – Fine / Extra Fine Twin Tip – Black Ink
Paper: Canson (100510941) XL Series Watercolor Pad
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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:

 

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My #Inktober #20 – Santa is Coming !

by on Oct.21, 2020, under Cartooning

#Inktober #20 – Santa is Coming !
I’ll post color version soon.
Drawn improv. Off the top of my head.
No pencils. No plan. My favorite way to work!
This one is $10
to the first who sends a request.
Later $20 on Etsy.
Materials –
Pen: Zebra Onamae Mackee Double-Sided Name Marker – Fine / Extra Fine Twin Tip – Black Ink
https://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Onamae-Mackee-Double-…/…/10841
Paper: Canson (100510941) XL Series Watercolor Pad
https://amzn.to/33idn6G
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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:
https://checkout.square.site/…/4U2QISDKFR6SHD3UKDLVR7J2…

 

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#Inktober #18 – My #illustration: Off to get Ice Cream!

by on Oct.19, 2020, under Illusration

#inktober #17 – Off to get ice cream!

 

I’ll post color version soon.
Drawn improv. Off the top of my head.

No pencils. No plan. My favorite way to work!

 

Materials –
Pen: Zebra Onamae Mackee Double-Sided Name Marker – Fine / Extra Fine Twin Tip – Black Ink
https://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Onamae-Mackee-Double-…/…/10841
Paper: Canson (100510941) XL Series Watercolor Pad
https://amzn.to/33idn6G
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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:
 
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.#Inktober #Inktober2020 #Draw #Drawing #Art #Artlife #Artlifestyle #Illustration #Cute #cuteness #critters #Animals #animalart #bunnyart
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by on Oct.15, 2020, under Illusration

Wall Art

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