We're about to hit the lazy hazy crazy days of August, so I need to pass along a couple of schedule notes.

As regular visitors know, I try to post a new podcast review every Monday. This coming week, however, I'll be posting a day early, on Sunday. This is because I'll pretty well be offline and out of touch for a few days thereafter. In any case, look for my next podcast review to appear here on Sunday, August 5.

Because August is a great time for a vacation (when is NOT a great time for a vacation?), I plan to be talking about some short, lightweight reads. Over the next four weeks, look for reviews of short story collections by Melville Davisson Post, Sax Rohmer, Arthur B. Reeve and Ernest Bramah. A short story makes for great beach or poolside reading - you can take just time enough to finish one story before rolling over for something more important, like a nap.

So there it is. Look for some short story reviews and suggestions for the next four weeks. The first will appear this coming Sunday.

And if you're heading away on vacation, or just sitting around the house rejuvenating, enjoy it!