Ep. 341 Sumerian Beatbox Tunes

Bookbinding In bookbinding this week we have, for your visual pleasure, the second barf bag book of the month titled: Sumerian Beat Box Tunes (for those who are without sin). It is seven signatures of four folios each for a total of 112 pages. The right page is lined, the left page is blank. It is B6 in size and link stitched and cased in. However, unlike most cased in books, this one does not have mull or the paper spine piece. This looks like a regular codex book but opens much nicer and flatter.  The cover includes instructions about how to use internet on the plane, my boarding pass with flight number and seat number. Plus, a small photo of the hotel I stayed at. The back has just the vomit bag.  Please note that the interior of the upchuck bag is waterproof so adhering glue to it was not difficult but not as easy as gluing paper. The book also has black endpapers with a pattern that mirrors the pattern of the Waterproof Disposable Bag which for some reason has an International and a Domestic side the only difference being the wifi connection. I suppose if you need to use it as a ‘motion sickness’ bag it doesn’t matter where you’re from. Fiction In fiction we have two works in progress. Well, actually more but two this week. (The perennial Caraculiambro is still on hold but not forgotten.) First, we have Dmitry the Scavenger rolling along quite nicely. He has crossed the Russian and Ukranian borders and veering towards Odessa on his journey to Sicily, or so he thinks. Naturally, I’m looking for a better cover. Second, we have The Madrid Marital Murder Mystery, a Marsh Mystery (the third). Carmen and Joe have questions about Rebeso’s neighbor and why Rebeso ran to Símon’s house. Plus, they’ve both been attacked, Carmen seriously. Will she survive? Talkies / Flicks TDGB 85 Sumerian Beatbox Tunes is up on YouTube for your listening and viewing pleasure. It covers the creation of the book mentioned in the Bookbinding section of this blog.  With commentary about why I did what I did. And possibly why that was not the best idea. Books The Lonely Izakaya Down a Quiet Street. Rin and Nagi cross paths almost 20 years after Rin graduated from the high school where Nagi tried to teach haiku, tanka, renga, Japanese, and waka.  She’s pushing her company to acknowledge females need more restrooms than males; he’s trying to survive his retirement. As they meet and talk they discover a connection they never thought they would ever have. A beta reader commented that they cried at the end because of the depth of Rin and Nagi’s relationship. Available on: Apple Barnes & Noble Kobo