Today read my review of Marj’s book.
Tomorrow read our interview in which Marj shares her thoughts and connections to farming, family, and the land.
Saturday, read an excerpt from the beginning of “A Place to Come Home To.”
It’s a really hot ticket this Friday, September 28, 2007, 7pm, at Book Passage on 51 Tamal Vista Way in Corte Madera, California. Things sizzle at the official book launch celebration for HOT FLASHES 2: more sexy little stories and poems. If you come, you can get your copy signed by many of the writers,…
What the Living Do by Marie Howe (From “What the Living Do“) Johnny, the kitchen sink has been clogged for days, some utensil probably fell down there. And the Drano won’t work but smells dangerous, and the crusty dishes have piled up waiting for the plumber I still haven’t called. This is the everyday we…
This week I’m featuring Ernest Dempsey and his new book The Biting Age. We’ll be chatting about writing, his life in Pakistan and the virtual world. I’ll also be bringing you an excerpt from his book. Here’s my review of Ernest Dempsey’s The Biting Age: Ernest Dempsey’s mind dances on the pages of the Biting…
Late Self-Portrait by Rembrandt by Jane Hirschfield from After The dog, dead for years, keeps coming back in the dream. We look at each other there with the old joy. It was always her gift to bring me into the present— Which sleeps, changes, awakens, dresses, leaves. Happiness and unhappiness differ as a bucket hammered…
CRATER COUNTY: A LEGAL THRILLER OF NEW MEXICO by Jonathan Miller Jonathan Miller writer a sort of court procedural tale, quite in keeping with his lawyer-self. Add romance, a pinch of creepy suspense, interesting characters, and a marvelous New Mexican backdrop and it makes for good entertainment. Don’t forget to look for the humor in…
Painting by Joseph Lamarque (see profile under Art Matters) Vladimir Nabokov’s poem was suggested by my friend Leigh Davidson as our poem of the day.–JGR Nabokov’s Butterflies: Unpublished and Uncollected Writings No, life is no quivering quandary! No, life is no quivering quandary! Here under the moon things are bright and dewy. We are the…
Layers of Marj-cake.