A month or so ago, Saintseester invited me to see/hear Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey, who was appearing at ‘seester’s university in the next town. So I took this afternoon off to attend. This is the kind of thing for which I need to find more time. Lea and I both had a fairly active … Read more
My sister and I drank pickle juice from time to time, but alas, this never occurred to us: They’re about $1.12 apiece, which seems pretty pricey for a small tube of green vinegar, even for this guy who’s spent good money on unbelievably silly shit before. So if you’re all over this for reasons of … Read more
John Grisham and I don’t get along very well. I read and enjoyed A Time to Kill, The Firm, and The Pelican Brief, solely on the strength of their respective stories. Then I read another one about the tobacco industry that I found crushingly mediocre, and that was it for Mr. Grisham and me until … Read more