Category Archives: Fiction
Taking a Chance on Drive
There are many lofty reasons to be fond of public libraries. Their promotion of literacy, the way they bring the community together, and, of course, ensuring access to all kinds of information. But there is another reason and it is … Continue reading
Filed under Fiction, Movies & Television, Music, Mystery & Crime
The Dark Tower Series
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger by Stephen King Is there any better first line to start a novel? The beginning hook when I’m writing is usually “Okay, there … Continue reading
Filed under Book Lists, Book Review, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Titanic Disaster in History, Fiction, and Film
This month is the 100th anniversary of one of the most infamous tragedies in history – the sinking of the Titanic. On April 15th, 1912 the luxurious British ocean liner R.M.S. Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after striking an … Continue reading
Filed under Book Lists, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Memoir & Biography, Nonfiction
Mr. Peabody’s Corner of Research and Revelation: Art
In An Object of Beauty, author Steve Martin introduces readers to the rarified world of art dealers and art collectors. As a person who is more likely to collect fez-wearing chimps than fine art, I am not overly conversant with … Continue reading
Filed under Art & Architecture, Fiction, Mr. Peabody, Nonfiction
Other People’s Homes
What do you think of when the word “home” is mentioned? There are those who still live in their childhood homes filled with memories; there are those who wander this earth looking for a place to set down roots; and … Continue reading
Filed under Art & Architecture, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction
A Wild and Renaissancey Guy
It was May of 1978 as I sat on the Princess Marguerite with a bunch of older teenagers, trying to be impressively hilarious by (so I thought) imitating Steve Martin’s Wild and Crazy Guy. I’m pretty sure the other kids … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Books, Fiction, Humor, Movies & Television, Music
Girlhood Among the Gators: Swamplandia
Alligators! When you live in Florida, you either love them or hate them. In the novel Swamplandia by Karen Russell, alligators are an integral part of a devoted but very dysfunctional family. This is a gem of a coming-of-age story, with unforgettable characters who … Continue reading
Filed under Book Review, Fiction, General Fiction
Heartwood 2:4 – Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort
Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort by Roger Martin du Gard (1881-1958) 777 pgs. Alfred Knopf, 2000. Originally published, 1983. Trans. by Luc Brébion and Timothy Crouse, 2000. A month or two after I’d read Julio Cortázar’s Hopscotch, which I wrote up last year, I was … Continue reading
Filed under Book Review, Fiction, General Fiction, Heartwood, Historical Fiction
Books You Have Always Meant to Read: David Copperfield
We all have at least one title. Perhaps it is a book that has been sitting at the back of the shelf collecting dust. Maybe even one in a box labeled “books”, from a previous move that is buried deep but not … Continue reading
Filed under Book Discussions & Events, Fiction, Poetry
Up From the Depths
Spring is slowly, very slowly this year it seems, lurching into view. It is time again to tend to the garden, clean out the house and, for some, wear a pair of shorts and a tee shirt way too soon. If … Continue reading
Filed under Art & Architecture, Book Lists, Fiction, Nonfiction, Science & Nature
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