22. Rime of the Ancient Mariner by S. Cooleridge. Illustrations by Gustave Dore. Beautiful illustration here. Language means you’ll likely have to read each passage a few times but it’s a great story. Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink! Now I’m going to go listen to the Iron Maiden song.

#12 - Scots Corner - Survivors :)

#11 - Crabby Joe’s - hollldddinggg onnnn

#10 - Poacher’s Arms - twelve raves

#9 - Moxie’s - honestly don’t remember

#8 - Winks - where I get charmed into giving up my place in line that I had already given up

#7 - Lucy(‘s?) - this place may or may not exist

#6 - Toboggan - Pizzaga—no wait

#5 - Chuck’s - forgot about dinner!

#4 - Barney’s - festive af

#3 - Ceeps - they ran out of Ceeps brew and I AM NOT TAKING QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME

#2 - McCabe’s - don’t get to close to the sign

#12 - Scot’s Corner - survivors

20. Midnight Library by M. Haig. A “many lives” story that uses a metaphysical library as the framework. Definitely not as story-driven as Harry August, Replay, 11/22/63 etc. It’s more an emotional and philosophical journey. Really enjoyed this book. Ending fell a bit flat for me but overall great.

19b. Easy read, fun story and fun to read in October. The short chapters make it a bit hard to keep the characters straight because you’re only spending a minute or two a day with them but thats more on me than the book.

19. A Night in the Lonesome October by R. Zelazny. Thirty one chapters labelled for each day of October that I read in sync. A fun story about mysterious people planning for occult ceremony/battle on the 31st.

18. The Planet Buyer by C. Smith. A book on how to write a book. I’ve read similar work in the past but nothing so complete. This is a guide to: pacing, characterization, plot, grammar, efficiency and lots more. Best way to procrastinate when you want to write a book. Recommended.

17. Stein in Writing by S. Stein. A book on how to write a book. I’ve read similar work in the past but nothing so complete. This is a guide to: pacing, characterization, plot, grammar, efficiency and lots more. Best way to procrastinate when you want to write a book. Great book. Recommended.

16. Neuromancer by W. Gibson. A classic. The ideas of cyberspace, body modification, corporate rule. The idea is hackers/cowboys going up against security in a virtual reality is cool. The story does have some slow spots but is still a must read for any sci-fi fans.