Archive for March 2006
On Symbols
Somewhere between Mick’s house and my house I lost my wedding ring. I lost my ring last year when I got injured. I had my wedding ring with me that afternoon at Mick’s house. That was the last time. After I awoke from the coma and was released from the hospital I received my personal […]
Illium
Part One of Dan Simmons’ literary diptych: mix one part Homer with one part Shakespeare and one part Proust in a bowl of high-concept speculative fiction– add a dash of Nabokov to taste.
The Dead Zone
Stephen King’s hauntingly sympathetic novel about injury, struggle, missed opportunity and a heroic Everyman, Johnny Smith.
Firestarter
Stephen King’s compelling vintage novel.
So Far Away
I’ve sung the blues,
For every broken-hearted lovesick dream for you.
I’ve paid my dues,
Working hard-sweat, blood and tears for you.
I’m back in England. I left Chicago on Thursday. I was to stay for a week. Plans changed last night. I am staying longer—now nearly two weeks.
Due to a tragic series of delays in Chicago—it would be […]Devil in the White City
Erik Larson’s fascinating work of historical nonfiction interlacing the saga of the Century-defining 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition with the personal horror of a chillingly dedicated serial killer.
