On me pardonnera ce calembour atroce pour souligner que nous sommes le premier mars. J'ai des sentiments ambivalents envers le mois de mars: c'est un mois traître côté température, c'est le printemps et je n'aime plus leprintemps comme je l'aimais enfant, cela dit il y a bien des célébrations que j'aime en mars. Plus de détails sur le sujet dans d'autres billets, mais disons pour le moment que je me prépare pour ce mois-ci avec autant d'appréhension que de plaisir anticipé. Et vous, le mois de mars, c'est comment?
Friday, 1 March 2024
Mars attaque
Thursday, 29 February 2024
The 29th
Okay, here we are, today is the 29th of February. A first in.. four years. I don't have much to say about it, except that we are a leap year. February is not my favourite month of the year, not by a long stretch, it usually my worst month job-wise, or at least this is the month I find most difficult. It is also often in February that I receive work-related bad news (or at least it did when I had that job I hated). So yeah, February is short, but I often find it a bit too long for my taste. That said, February is also the month when I started blogging, back in 2008, also on a leap year. So I guess it is not all bad. But anyway, how do you feel about the 29th of February? Does it mean anything to you?
Un Temple de Cthulhu à Paris
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Pumpkin Pie's Chocolate
Retrouver IXE-13
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
"Nordic Noir"
I stumbled on an article in Forbes today: Nordic Noir: 5 Must-Read Crime Novels Set in Norway. I don't know if I ever heard the term "Nordic Noir", but I love it and this is now the word of the day. I have read very little Scandinavian crime fiction, in fact I think I only read one book. I know, I know, this is borderline shameful. It is ironic, because, although I have never been to Norway, I love a lot of things Scandinavian and Scandinavia in general is a great setting for Noir crime fiction. Therefore, I will check if these five titles and their authors are available in the local bookshop next time I go there. And if you have any recommendations for Scandinavian crime fiction (or crime fiction in general), please leave them in the comments.
"Brocéliande et ses légendes"
Another post about Anthony Burgess
Two days ago, on the 25th of February, it was the birthday of Anthony Burgess, my favourite writer. I forgot to blog about it. I kindof feelguilty, because I want Vraie Fiction to be about more than just, well,the silly trivial things I often blog about. And because he is my favourite writer. When I started this blog, I was considering turning it into a literary blog. It is still a bit like that, but that is another story. If you want to know more about my love and admiration for his work, you can this post, that post, or this one as well. There are more. So yes, if you read him, tell me in the comments.
Monday, 26 February 2024
Missed blogging anniversary
Quick post today, just to mention one thing: I missed my blogging anniversary, which was yesterday. I missed another birthday, then another from the day before, but these two are for two different posts. So anyway, it baffles me, but I missed my blogging anniversary. I have been blogging since the 25th of February 2008. Blogging is a lost art, on social media it looks bleeding ancient, but I happen to love it, so I try to feed Vraie Fiction regularly. So yes, that's it really.I feel like I missed my own birthday.
Les Pères trappistes au Québec
Sunday, 25 February 2024
The fingers of the bookworm
Se faire les ongles (et une réplique)
Une amie de longue date, la mère de mon filleul pour être plus précis, cherchait hier des recommandations sur Facebook. Elle voulait qu'on lui propose des personnes qui font des ongles. De beaux ongles, en fait. Je n'ai pas pu résister à lui répondre: "Ben d'habitude, ils devraient pousser tout seuls." Oui, je sais, c'est de l'humour de gars, mais je me suis trouvé drôle quand même. Et puis je crois même que ça mérite d'être homologué comme une grande réplique inconnue. Sinon, c'est dans le secteur de Jonquière que mon amie demeure, si vous avez quelqu'un à lui suggérer, dites-le moi dans mes commentaires, je lui transmettrai la suggestion.















