Making it Up As I Go

The mystery phase continues. I went by the library and checked out the entire Groucho Marx mystery series by Ron Goulart, and they’re entertaining me. A while ago I wrote about the 2 categories of mysteries- those that the reader… Read more ›

I’m behind again. Luckily the books I’ve been reading lately haven’t been too deep. To catch up: Swing by Rupert Holmes was very enjoyable. It’s set at the San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939, where a jazz musician… Read more ›

A ways back, about a week or so ago, I finished reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. It was a birthday gift, and a much appreciated one. I haven’t written about it yet because I’d really like… Read more ›

I finished both the books I was reading, and they were both great. Deathbird Stories continued to stun me, spinning a world that I didn’t want to leave. I mean, I wouldn’t want to live there, but the stories were… Read more ›

More catching up to do. The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh was delightful. There were some interesting insights into the writing process, some great historical context realizations for me, and over all I highly enjoyed it. The Everlasting… Read more ›