Bloom County and Trump

For a few years I thought Trump was a fictional character. I know. It’s the day after the 2016 election. Continue reading →

Everyone is Connected: The Sikes/Sykes Family

In an episode of the radio program This Sceptred Isle there’s an excerpt of a letter sent to Robert Peel Continue reading →

Explorations by Robert D. Ballard & Malcolm McConnell

Every day in the calendar has been claimed several times over for various religious or historical reasons, to say nothing Continue reading →

Toll Booth by Michael Aronovitz

I’ve tried, but I just can’t enjoy Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw. My main problem’s with the excessively Continue reading →

Baby Doll by Johanna Sinisalo

It’s a common lament that childhood is increasingly fleeting, that all too soon children become aware of the sexualized world. Continue reading →

Abraham’s Boys by Joe Hill

Joe Hill’s 20th Century Ghosts has been heralded as one of the finest horror collections of the past fifteen years, Continue reading →

Standing Water by Caitlin R. Kiernan

H.P. Lovecraft is always a good source for quotes, so let’s take a look at how he defines different types Continue reading →

The Little House at Croix-Rousse by Georges Simenon

I have a fondness for impossible crimes (fictitious ones, that is), and I often prefer them to whodunits. Characters in Continue reading →