Writing

June 18, 2012

On the Nightstand…

On the Nightstand

When last we looked, I had finished Homage to Catalonia and was sorting my way through Lawrence and the...

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June 12, 2012

Bloom,

On the Nightstand

In yet another twist to my highly acclaimed series of book reviews, I give you not a book but...

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June 12, 2012

Writers on Deck: Spain, and The Red Car

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When I was about 10 or so I read a book, The Red Car, in which a boy in...

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June 6, 2012

Writers on Deck: Naples, The Second Leg: Course Corrections

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Naples, the most bombed city in Italy, is flanked by Salerno on one side, Anzio on the other. Texas’...

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June 6, 2012

Writers on Deck: Sicily — The First Leg

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“We sailed away from there with heavy hearts and reached the country of the Cyclopes…” From the Odyssey. As...

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May 16, 2012

My Goodness: Number One! Thank you very, very much.

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Over the five day period surrounding Mothers’ Day 2012 my first novel, French Letters: Virginia’s War, rose to Number...

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