Yep, I just finished a new book. Uploaded it a few minutes ago. I’m positive this one’s gonna be a Best Seller straight out of the gate! Okay, I’m dreaming. What do I know? I just turn on the faucet and let the creativity flow …
Read MoreReading Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in Russian. Also, musings on Russian authors, Russian music videos, and language learning in general . . .
In other words, I’m all over the place. It was a brisk December morning when Dasha and I stepped into the bistro to get in out of the cold and grab a quick bite. It wasn’t snowing, but there was some snow on the ground, …
Read MoreFurther discussion of the book Mockingbird, including a podcast discussion.
If my earlier post, “Only the mockingbird sings at the edge of the woods” . . . piqued your curiosity about the Walter Tevis book Mockingbird, then here is a bit more on the subject. I had done a semi-thorough search regarding the quote, “Only …
Read MoreA. E. Hotchner does wonders with Hemingway’s short story, “After the Storm.”
Basically, A. E. Hotchner takes almost nothing and creates something out of it. The question then becomes, Is it still Hemingway’s story? And the answer, to my mind at least is, well, . . . yes, technically. Maybe. Is that a clear enough answer? Nope! …
Read More“Only the mockingbird sings at the edge of the woods.”
If this quote is familiar to you, then you know that I’m going to discuss the book Mockingbird by Walter Tevis. I’ve had the great joy of only recently discovering him. Thanks to the Netflix production/presentation of The Queen’s Gambit, I (and probably a whole …
Read MoreThe Edgar Award Winners were announced yesterday!
To see the winners, you can go to the link Here: http://theedgars.com/nominees.html You can also watch the awards on YouTube if you like. I just finished watching. Kind of boring, though it is a wonderful thing to see Mystery writers get acclaim, win awards, etc. …
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