Written for RDP where Punam asks us to
get creative with the words “book club”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompts took me.
The closest I ever came to being in a book club was during my first pregnancy when I, along with my three sisters-in-law …. who were also pregnant at the same time …. became big time Agatha Christie fans. We would devour her mystery books, all the while sharing our theories on each “whodunit”. Those were great times and that’s when my love of mysteries really took root. It’s been a while since I read Agatha Christie; maybe I’ll dive in to a good mystery this weekend. I have her whole collection to choose from.
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Lovely books to dive into, Nancy❣️
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They really are the best, Cindy. Thanks!
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Love Agatha, and I’ve loved being in a few different book clubs over the years. Good memories.
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It seems like no one has time for reading these days, let alone being in a bookclub. The idea seems quite lovely to me!
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I read her many years ago, and found her writing superb. I was never in a book club, but as young folks in our 20s, we would sit around stoned and talk about books we had read or the meaning of some silly song on an album. Momo is into Michael Connelly, and I lean more toward historical and writers like Amor Towles. Still waiting for that novella, or a book, Nancy.
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Your memories of sitting around talking about books sounds comfortable and very familiar, Phil. There’s an interesting topic coming up tomorrow on Song Lyric Sunday; I think you’ll enjoy my contribution.
The closest I will come to a novella is the continuing series I’m currently working on called “Housecalls”. If you’d like to check it out, here’s a link. More than that I cannot promise.
https://theelephantstrunk.org/2026/02/14/housecalls-part-2-back-at-home/
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Please continue with that one. Many nights Momo setting around drinking Cold Duck or Ripple listening to Simon and Garfunkle, Joni Mitchell or Cat Stevens. Young folks don’t know a thing about any of that now. Phone techno Zombies, every one of them.
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Exactly. Blue Nun and Cream …. the group, not the food.
Part 5 is in the works right now. Thanks, Phil.
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That sounds like a great book club experience. I love Agatha Christie.
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It totally was, Dan. Great memories!
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How cool. I love Agatha Christie and I think we do have all her books in our library
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She is the Mistress of Mystery and so enjoyable to read!
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Absolutely. I’ve read her books many times over
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I love Agatha Christie and started collecting her books when I was a teenager. I just read one about a week ago. So good.
Your experience with Christie sounds like fun!
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Thanks, Kymber! They really were and, happily, today’s prompt brought back some great memories. Enjoy your reading!
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