tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71113822481840293612012-06-02T11:19:13.461-05:00From Minneapolis to Mokpo.Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-45002842254680511652012-06-01T20:51:00.001-05:002012-06-01T20:51:25.044-05:002012-06-01T20:51:25.044-05:00Continuing on my theme of Korean Folk Tales, the folk at Whistling Shade have published my re-telling of the Legend of July...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/bo-9YhhLcio" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com1http://www.grebmar.net/2012/06/legend-of-july-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-32168488676051638172012-03-30T17:46:00.001-05:002012-03-30T19:46:14.606-05:002012-03-30T19:46:14.606-05:00From a series of Korean myths and legends I'm working on: 1. Sim Bongsa was the greatest sail-mender in Old Port City,...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/3ddO_y4HhuE" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2012/03/1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-29530701631969301582012-03-17T06:14:00.002-05:002012-03-17T06:14:22.600-05:002012-03-17T06:14:22.600-05:00I’m hanging out with this nutty professor type who wants me to help test his latest invention. It’s supposed to be a way to...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/BGE0zeVlksM" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2012/03/real-dream-i-had.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-2597337058715190562012-02-11T00:37:00.001-06:002012-02-11T16:53:57.227-06:002012-02-11T16:53:57.227-06:00Wow it's been a busy few days. The MZD: A novella of undead horror, is now available for purchase on Amazon and Barnes...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/TbZdkgLh6sI" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2012/02/mzd-now-available-sample-included.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-51029749218807414092012-02-06T18:02:00.001-06:002012-02-07T00:42:03.802-06:002012-02-07T00:42:03.802-06:00Since last I posted, there have been several more questions for me to answer: Here they are. Q: So, what's The MZD...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/oFV-YrmnQmc" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com2http://www.grebmar.net/2012/02/mzd-faq-continued.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-18854778081684645732012-02-04T01:56:00.003-06:002012-02-06T18:38:18.377-06:002012-02-06T18:38:18.377-06:00As someone just wrapping up his own zombie novella, I felt this one was just begging me to read it. So I did. Here you...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/QnssN-3mvnQ" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2012/02/novel-review-zone-one-by-colson.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-75301740423282962932012-01-29T23:06:00.001-06:002012-02-06T18:41:25.402-06:002012-02-06T18:41:25.402-06:00So my latest project is a bit of a diversion from my usual navel-gazing, 'literary' (pretentious?) type writing. I've gone...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/7SXcw5mDW8Q" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2012/01/coming-soon-mzd-novel-of-undead.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-58077369052969199892011-12-05T06:04:00.001-06:002011-12-14T00:37:38.290-06:002011-12-14T00:37:38.290-06:00My novel HempAmerika.com now has a Facebook page. It can be found here:&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/HempAmerika&nbsp;- Go...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/Y1X5yjxXLNI" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/12/more-updates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-52057810360233161292011-03-21T08:35:00.000-05:002011-03-21T08:35:20.969-05:002011-03-21T08:35:20.969-05:00You may or may not know we're moving to Korea in a month. What that means is that everything I own now belongs to one of...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/jJfVlVw9ZG8" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/decision-tree-korea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-11900719484469693652011-03-17T10:05:00.002-05:002011-03-17T10:06:52.446-05:002011-03-17T10:06:52.446-05:00Link: The Morning News Tournament of Books. Well, I came out of round one with a respectable six of eight correct picks....<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/FteUdhn_GyU" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-first-round-summary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-38565982876596694242011-03-14T10:37:00.001-05:002011-03-14T14:55:42.310-05:002011-03-14T14:55:42.310-05:00I might have never heard of Next were it not for the Morning News Tournament of Books. I'm glad I read it, and grateful to...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/PaFOEef6Fuc" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com1http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/next-by-james-hynes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-4126250752518218412011-03-08T07:59:00.004-06:002011-03-08T08:10:21.421-06:002011-03-08T08:10:21.421-06:00Okay, home stretch. This is the final matchup of the Morning News Tournament of Books. As of this writing, they've already...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/D2U5qJPYHvY" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-matchup-eight.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-47517814002044079802011-03-08T07:53:00.000-06:002011-03-08T07:53:31.219-06:002011-03-08T07:53:31.219-06:00Even as the judging begins, I'm posting my matchup summaries. But here it is: Matchup Seven in the Morning News Tournament...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/EdGKLAAsdDk" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-matchup-seven.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-76438929287411895102011-03-07T10:53:00.001-06:002011-03-07T11:13:15.704-06:002011-03-07T11:13:15.704-06:00Round Six is another matchup of novels with like-minded themes in the Morning News Tournament of Books. Please, no...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/zZmPjSNOpQQ" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-matchup-six.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-88703229102952947572011-03-06T19:50:00.001-06:002011-03-07T11:25:23.880-06:002011-03-07T11:25:23.880-06:00Standard disclaimers apply in this, the fifth matchup in the Morning News Tournament of Books. My picks are not to be used...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/zP1uOlR__WE" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-matchup-five.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-63386663953313502042011-03-05T17:43:00.006-06:002011-03-05T17:48:45.424-06:002011-03-05T17:48:45.424-06:00Matchup Four is the best of the first round in the Morning News Tournament of Books; the winner here could have the strength...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/064mz0NHMjg" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-matchup-four.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-58753964814341038992011-03-05T09:39:00.003-06:002011-03-05T09:44:23.188-06:002011-03-05T09:44:23.188-06:00The third matchup of the Morning News Tournament of Books features a book I'm currently reading: The Finkler Question. Will...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/UwTZsQQDaEw" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-matchup-three.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-65051346423952554872011-03-04T13:19:00.001-06:002011-03-04T13:22:41.159-06:002011-03-04T13:22:41.159-06:00Okay, here's an admission: I am not qualified to make a judgment on this round of the Morning News Tournament of Books. I...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/597zHs2yHR8" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-my-uninformed_04.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-61695765333292564552011-03-02T08:58:00.001-06:002011-03-04T09:59:46.449-06:002011-03-04T09:59:46.449-06:00How many Tournament of Books entries have I read? One! Does that make me qualified to make my own picks? Of course. What's...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/S4AwhIe8MJ4" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/03/tournament-of-books-my-uninformed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-17973113975239809402011-02-26T22:07:00.001-06:002011-02-26T22:07:54.138-06:002011-02-26T22:07:54.138-06:00I took an icicle from the eaves and put it in the snowbank, then photographed the results - enjoy.<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/bGJqcNmeIqw" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/02/monolith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-8872804779078028272011-02-22T11:21:00.000-06:002011-02-22T11:21:27.533-06:002011-02-22T11:21:27.533-06:00The World Wide Web, vast as it is, does not provide a lot of information (in English anyway) about Yi Munyol. One...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/9bClEkKjjas" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/02/our-twisted-hero-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-62053929072128642562011-02-17T10:12:00.000-06:002011-02-17T10:12:15.497-06:002011-02-17T10:12:15.497-06:00I've been using an Amazon&nbsp;Kindle for a few months now, and am overall pleased with the results. Portability,...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/Jlwy6_vdcKs" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/02/okay-kindle-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-65429008441829831962011-02-13T19:17:00.001-06:002012-02-19T17:57:53.388-06:002012-02-19T17:57:53.388-06:00Man's best friend my butt. He didn't buy a single round! <br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/yBv7xZZLF_k" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com1http://www.grebmar.net/2011/02/feb-12-saturday-night-self-portrait.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-86575311793244538332011-02-13T19:12:00.001-06:002011-02-13T19:12:17.025-06:002011-02-13T19:12:17.025-06:00We went out to the Como Zoo conservatory last weekend, and I took these pictures of light playing across the rippling water,...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/EuaaKdcr41c" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/02/tao-of-koi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111382248184029361.post-27984198596887702202011-02-13T19:11:00.001-06:002011-02-13T19:11:31.980-06:002011-02-13T19:11:31.980-06:00Here&#39;s a throw-together - I was hoping at first to get the paper box strong enough to hold actual strings, but let&#39;s...<br/> <br/> visit grebmar.net for the whole post...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BetweenTheTracksAndTheRiver/~4/y-uyCScU7Dk" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Ramberghttps://profiles.google.com/102760775396467064631noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grebmar.net/2011/02/playing-with-words.html