I'm slowly clearing out my brother's small bedroom (the smallest in the house.) to use for storage.
Aphorism on Writing
The most perfect writer is a debut writer:
Because it’s like watching someone being born.
A Prelude to: Going Back to the Sources
Film noir source literature can be brutal. It can be ugly. It can be racist and reflect the common prejudices and phobias of the day. But you should be kept informed about what viciousness might lie in the foundations of your beloved classics.
My Brother, Resting
April 7th, 12:10 am.
Diversity and the Gatekeepers – Editor’s Pick
There are others in our politics who think it’s a fairly routine matter to threaten those with whom they disagree with death. Most people would oppose that point of view. But still, there are some communities of people (hopefully small) who think it’s a fine idea that death threats are made.
Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn
Coral grew up as a closeted lesbian, but if you ask me, she’s none too secure as an adult either. She's now older than her niece’s mother, Naima, was at her death. At the end of the novel, Coral is visited by four ghosts while at a drive-through takeout window, and by then, you’re not surprised but rather feel fulfilled by this most classic of all classical tropes.