I saw a couple of interesting articles on the WIRED magazine website: 1) “Is Listening to Audiobooks Really Reading? (WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on bardic traditions for a modern age—and why book snobs worry about the wrong things.)” (I had … Continue reading
I’ve been continuing to watch videos about James Joyce and Ulysses. Some have been interesting, some have been misguided, some I haven’t bothered to finish, and some short ones I haven’t even started — a fifteen-minute video on why I … Continue reading
This story started here. Rhonda got out of her car and walked toward the steps to the porch. “Sheriff,” I said, rising. “We’re short on chairs here.” I looked at Miss Lane. “Shall we three adjourn to the rear deck? … Continue reading
This story started here. My employer opened her eyes, just enough to see the morning sun streaming into our room. She groaned and threw her forearm across her eyes as she said, “Your tasks for this morning: One: Get me … Continue reading
This story started here. “Do you want to know what I’m thinking?” The sheriff shrugged, conveying that she didn’t know (or possibly that she didn’t care). “The Deacon girls have just lost their father, and their uncle for that matter. … Continue reading
This story started here. “Can I know what’s been going on here?” That’s the question I almost asked, but I stopped myself. Instead, I said, “FYI: If the body downstairs is Fred Deacon, it may turn out to be important, … Continue reading