Tokay of the Comet Year by H. Warner Allen

Mr Clerihew, who later stars in a couple of detective novels, has a wine cellar without compare. His palate is Continue reading →

Happier Days by Jan Lars Jensen

I have no idea how this story works. All I know is the first time I read this, I spent Continue reading →

The Tear by Ian McDonald

Summing this up is difficult. More than one person has said this novella has enough ideas for a trilogy of Continue reading →

Red Meat by Elaine Viets

Jake is a prosperous sixty year old man with a loving wife, but his fondness for good living has gone Continue reading →

The Tourist by Paul Park

There’s that wonderful feeling when you try an author for the first time, and as you read you realize you Continue reading →

Wenceslas Square by Arthur Phillips

The 1980s: the CIA has groomed Tyler to be a spy, carefully seasoning his diplomatic career with drinking in public Continue reading →

Eternally Yours by Joy Williams

‘The Wedding Cake in the Middle of the Road’ is anthology where every story has the central image of a Continue reading →

Wine on the Desert by Max Brand

This is a story about thirst. It is entirely designed to make you feel as if you are trudging through Continue reading →