Such a cold winter
with scenes as slow as Pinter
Synchronise blogwatches…
(I totally thought that line was “…as slow as panto.” Sigh. I like mine better.)
Claw of the Conciliator: More on The Man in the High Castle: “…This really reminded me of the stunning stained-glass-window summation at the end of The Glass Hammer, when the protagonist decides that the nature of the world precludes vast, sweeping action for good, and that even God must act with only the lightest of touches, the gentlest of nudges. Like light through stained glass, or no glass.“
Commonweal has bloggers–including none other than the excellent Peter Nixon! Very good choice on their part. See?