tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post2665269642334272290..comments2024-03-28T05:53:48.696-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: "Sweet Baby Jenny" by Joyce HarringtonTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41292742486295872952021-09-24T15:15:30.816-07:002021-09-24T15:15:30.816-07:00That's fine, Col, not every type of story appe...That's fine, Col, not every type of story appeals to everyone, and sometimes it is just not the right time. I think the reason I hop around from one short story book to another is because I get more variety that way.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-14274195062988319072021-09-24T06:37:30.279-07:002021-09-24T06:37:30.279-07:00Glad you liked it, but while I guess I would enjoy...Glad you liked it, but while I guess I would enjoy it, I'll pass.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91435110133116030352021-09-15T21:43:44.669-07:002021-09-15T21:43:44.669-07:00Todd, it is amazing that Harrington is not better ...Todd, it is amazing that Harrington is not better known, but unfortunately that has happened to a lot of good writers. I may have to go looking for some old EQMM copies for the 70s and 90s.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-21097449420361778322021-09-15T19:41:32.090-07:002021-09-15T19:41:32.090-07:00Harrington, as you've probably found out, was ...Harrington, as you've probably found out, was a pretty regular contributor to EQMM in the '70s and probably into the '80s, when my reading of the magazine grew more spotty. I've always like her work, and, as with any number of writers whose work I read at least a few times Back When, I'm a bit startled to realize she can have become rather obscure now. <br /><br />Hence FFB and SSW and similar projects!Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-5990591704354044322021-09-15T15:07:53.687-07:002021-09-15T15:07:53.687-07:00Patti, this anthology is very good, or at least th...Patti, this anthology is very good, or at least the stories that I have read so far, about half of them. <br /><br />I enjoyed Elizabeth George's novels until they got longer and longer. I read through Careless in Red, the 15th book in the Lynley series.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-214864284033499542021-09-15T15:04:37.997-07:002021-09-15T15:04:37.997-07:00Sam, Joyce Harrington was new to me until I read t...Sam, Joyce Harrington was new to me until I read the story in Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives. I would like to try one of her novels based on the introductions in the anthologies, but I haven't looked for any of them yet. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-81395316889194027432021-09-15T14:41:45.992-07:002021-09-15T14:41:45.992-07:00This looks like a great anthology that I have neve...This looks like a great anthology that I have never heard mentioned before. ALways have enjoyed Elizabeth George novels. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-85929772311637969392021-09-15T10:58:45.875-07:002021-09-15T10:58:45.875-07:00I'm not familiar with Joyce Harrington at all ...I'm not familiar with Joyce Harrington at all but it sounds as if she tells a good story. I do trust Elizabeth George to pick out good stories for anything she attaches her name to, however, so I know I shouldn't be surprised that this story sounds so good.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54444011745124316592021-09-15T10:34:42.272-07:002021-09-15T10:34:42.272-07:00George, I like that this anthology has stories thr...George, I like that this anthology has stories throughout the decade, although there are more from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. A good number of the stories in this book were first published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine or Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. I still have a good number of stories to read in this book.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-19571280589984015732021-09-15T10:29:01.734-07:002021-09-15T10:29:01.734-07:00I really liked this story, Margot. It made a point...I really liked this story, Margot. It made a point but it had humor too.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-78600139874856520222021-09-15T08:14:08.296-07:002021-09-15T08:14:08.296-07:00This does sound like a great story, Tracy. I respe...This does sound like a great story, Tracy. I respect an author who can write an unexpected, but credible, ending to a story. And that sounds like an effective context and setting for the story, too.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90011371363251837722021-09-15T05:41:03.564-07:002021-09-15T05:41:03.564-07:00I've been a fan of Elizabeth George and her wo...I've been a fan of Elizabeth George and her work for years. I've seen this anthology and now that you've reviewed a couple of stories from it, I'll have to find a copy. I think I've read some of the stories when they were first published in magazines.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com