I'm re-reading a book that I read in translation when I was sixteen or so: Albert Camus' A Happy Death. Now I'm "reading" it as an audio book in French, La Mort Heureuse. It impressed me very much at the time and probably (now that I'm reading it again), pushed me in ways that I... Continue Reading →
Snail Revenge
It's been rainy here. It started out just ruining picnics, but moved on to floods and landslides. A few people have died, swept away in their cars or sometimes even their homes as they slept, so it's quite serious stuff. The snails and slugs, however, have been loving it. They have been on the move,... Continue Reading →
Hope Springs Eternal
It's been raining here. And raining. And raining. We've had flooding, landslides, bridges destroyed, villages cut off. When it's sunny, I look up with distrust. It's been nice that it hasn't gotten that hot. It's also been not so nice because no one feels like it's summer. The snails are loving it. The slugs are... Continue Reading →
A Feast of Words
I have an idea for the perfect restaurant, and a way for writers to make a living while plying their craft, and maybe give work to a budding actor or two as well. Here's the start: first you will arrive and eat a nutritional mush and drink water. It will be perfectly constructed so that... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 