Reading Around

Only a brave and talented writer would take on the daunting task of writing a Sherlock Holmes mystery. Comparisons are inevitable with the [...]

I’m worried about Harlan Cohen. Worried that he is working too hard. Besides turning out adult mysteries that are page turners, he also [...]

And at the end of that leash, crouched on all fours and naked, was a man. One of the most enduring conceits of fantasy and sci-fi is that [...]

I remember being the “Class Mom.”  My job was to plan the class cocktail party at another parent’s home, arrange the class [...]

In a hidden corner of the Welsh countryside, beneath the dark green hills and stretching deep underground, lies a secret.   So begins [...]

In 2014, President Barack Obama began “the Cuban thaw,” taking steps to normalize relations between that island nation and the [...]

I have paused to show you Mary staring into the mirror because this is a story about monsters.  All stories about monsters contain a [...]

I’m telling this in circles, I know.  Inside-Out and wrong-way-round. The words are twisting, tangling. Forget the Disney version; [...]