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Monthly Archives: November 2013
An odd case of murder
A heavy Sitka spruce groans against the window panes and the wintry sun throws pale shadows across the dead body sprawled over the coverlet. Fruit flies stick in the dregs of last-night’s sickly sweet wine and the air is sour with sweat, … Continue reading
Posted in Murder Mystery, Science Fiction
Tagged Alaska, books, cops, crime, detective, food, Hanukkah, Jewish, Michael Chabon, murder, police, reading
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The sweet taste of Paris
Raucuous laughter, perky bobs, husky jazz, clinking glasses, popping champagne bottles, eyes wet with cigarette smoke and joie de vivre. Parisian cafes in the roaring 20s were a magnet for aspiring writers and American expats: the striped awnings along Boul … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged 20s, author, book, food, Hadley Richardson, Hemingway, literature, love, marriage, Paris, parties, reading, writer
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On top of the world
“Towering up thousands of feet, a glittering pinnacle of snow, a giant amongst pigmies, and remarkable not only on account of its height, but for its perfect form. No other peaks lie near or threaten its supremacy…. It is difficult … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Non-Fiction
Tagged adventure, ascent, book, climbing, Everest, expedition, food, Hillary, Mallory, mountain, mountaineering, Nepal, peak, reading, summitt, Tibet, top
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Remembrances of war
“The war tried to kill us in the spring.” Thus begins the gut-wrenching narrative of young Private Bartle in Kevin Powell’s debut novel, The Yellow Birds. Bartle signs up to serve in the Iraq Wars, to become a man and escape … Continue reading
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