I just found this site. Looks interesting. I haven’t had the chance yet to really check it out. Well, I just tried to post a link to the site. Didn’t work. The message was “newgothicreview.com refused to connect.” Maybe the site isn’t as cool as …
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Read MoreAnd the hits just keep on coming! Dark, Speculative Fiction?
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 More“River Rendezvous” Is it a story, or just the sketch of a story?
If you have read the last post, you know what the deal is. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to answer the above question, even if the answer stays in your own mind. It would be nice if you shared those thoughts …
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