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A Review of Anthony Doerr’s CLOUD CUCKOO LAND

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrMy rating: 5 of 5 starsWhen my book club decided to read Doerr's latest, I was skeptical. One, the book is a monster. 600+ pages. Two, I couldn't see why anyone rated it as high as they did. It was so disjointed. Then, I read the...

Twas the Night Before Deadline

I always rerun this post just before Christmas in honor of the angst my fellow writers and I often feel. I hope you enjoy it. with apologies to CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE 'Twas the night before deadline, when all through the house Not a writer was stirring, not even...

Breathing Life Back Into This Blog

After an absence longer that I thought it would be, I'm resurrecting this blog. During the pandemic last year, I wrote and never posted a series of essays about what was happening. I didn't post them because I thought we had enough voices commenting on all things...

Introducing BETRAYAL

It took longer than I thought, but at last I can announce that my latest thriller, BETRAYAL, is days away from publication. It's nearly a year late, partly because of COVID (no, neither I nor my family have been ill), partly because of COVID malaise. I'd write and...