This first appeared a long time ago (in 2010) but I like to recycle it at the right time of the year, for those who may not have seen it…Continue readingHappy Halloween…
I still remember vividly the first Halloween I had in America – the way Deck took a gleeful delight in initiating me into Northern American rites and traditions, his absolute…Continue readingHalloween…
The spookiest of spooky times is coming up so very soon – the hour of ghosts and things that go bump in the night, oh my… Book View Cafe, the…Continue readingSpooky times…
A story about the wives of seldom-home whalers and their dildos, aka “he’s-at-homes” “On Nantucket, 80-year-old Connie Congdon and I sat in her living room looking at the 120-year-old plaster…Continue readingA Dildo in Nantucket
Vending machines for short stories(Photo: AFP) It is now possible to read stories that can be consumed in however much time you’ve got to kill. The ‘three minute’ format, for…Continue readingFree stories?
behance.vo.llnwd.net Where the Wild Things Are A 2-part jack o’lantern of a beloved children’s book. (Carved by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers) 18 Literary Pumpkins for creative carvers Celebrate Halloween and literature…Continue readingA Bookish Halloween
Flavorwire asked a number of “Feminist Writers” to recommend books “Every man should read.” My opinion wasn’t solicited. Perhaps it’s just that I’m not considered the card-carrying feminist that my…Continue readingMust Reads for Men !