From fish to Twain and Branagh's Hamlet again
I went fishing one day this week on the reservoir. It's an annual ritual we do with some of our Fish and Game…
Read issue →Cabbages and dragons and manifold-daggered things
Exhaustion laden with disappointment -- that was my week. It was trial by day and play practice by night. 4 days of…
Read issue →Look to your personal library and despair
To be, or not to be an extremist. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous…
Read issue →What style includes dangerous, depressing places and moral ambiguity
What makes a noir mystery? Must there be a mystery for it to be noir? If so, noir mystery would seem redundant. The…
Read issue →Wisdom from Huckleberry Finn and the nature of modern argument
Tom Sawyer Abroad, by Mark Twain, is told from Huckleberry Finn's point of view. In chapter 12, Tom has explained how…
Read issue →What kind of girl introduces herself with a kiss
“Unfortunately, I could tell that she was not the kind of girl to introduce herself with a kiss.” ― Stanley Wheeler,…
Read issue →A little wisdom from Machiavelli--or is it?
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command." -- Machiavelli I suppose that's one key to obedience. If I…
Read issue →The subject has taken possession of the author
"It is not the author who decides on the subject, but the subject which takes possession of the author..." --Alexandre…
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