CATPRIN - Tailor for Cats
I wish Amy, my Siamese cat from childhood, were still alive so I could show her what true feline humiliation is — a frog costume. Oh, Amy, don’t you understand that a Hawaiian shirt isn’t that bad? You were so adorable, particularly with that hacked off face.
Author Chris Epting - Then & Now Photo Gallery - The Death of RFK
Chris Epting, author of James Dean Died Here (see below), has the most interesting photos of “then and now” from the assassination of RFK. Granted, I just saw The Ring last night and Silent Hill III comes out soon, but the pictures […]
Josh: “You read too much. Even for a librarian.”
Me: “Yeah, it’s bad.”
I warn you all: it’s just a phase. It will soon pass.
How to Cook A Tart by Nina Killham
Jasmine March, our heroine: “It’s like religion in a way. Fat as God. If we turn our backs on it, people will search for it in […]
The Buzzing by Jim Knipfel
Has-been reporter Roscoe Baragon likes to drink beer and watch old Japanese movies. Having fallen from “hard news” to personal interest stories focusing on the mentally ill and homeless, Baragon deals with a lot of people strongly subscribing to conspiracy theories. It was a quick afternoon read and, as a bonus, […]
Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath by Kate Moses
A very lyrical look at Syliva, incredibly humanizing and sympathetic. One of the strengths of the novel is the use of chronology to provide background information artfully and when appropriate. While no fan of children in general, I did appreciate Moses’s depictions of Nicholas and Frieda. A […]