Mira’s Last Dance, by Lois McMaster Bujold, published 2017, fantasy, 109 pages. One of the Penric & Desdemona novellas. Earthy bits aside, I enjoyed it as usual, and oh, what a sad day it will be when I finally run out of new Bujold to read. Luckily I still have a good amount left, and even after that, she is on my very short list of authors I plan to reread. The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, by Timothy Egan, published 2006, history, 416 pages. Whew, that was harrowing — all the more so because the tragedy was avoidable, if only they’d known what they were doing. For me, the whole thing was a strong warning against having a careless relationship with the earth, and a reminder that there are better, healthier ways to meet our human needs without plundering and savaging this precious world we live in. Greed continues to ruin everything, as always. Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech, by Brian…
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