I had the pleasure of recently attending a book launch in Dublin in The Winding Stair, an independent bookshop where books were hung like wind chimes or dream-catchers in the window, exceptional for its picture-window view of one of the capital city’s most attractive landmarks, the Ha’penny Bridge. Garlanded with icicle-blue Christmas lights, the [...]
Archive for December, 2011
A Taste for Hemlock by Michèle Vassal – a review
Posted in Reviews on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Poetry # 140
Posted in Poetry on December 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I was standing in front of Bar 107 on 4th Street in Downtown Los Angeles, smoking. A man approaches me, admits he’s homeless and asks if I would like him to write me a poem for a modest contribution. The idea struck me as sad and beautiful (although, admittedly, if you are going to offer [...]
Prose 129
Posted in Fiction on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Issue 129 of fabulous fiction brings you great distractions. From life’s misfortunes to frightful fortunes, these stories take you away from the here and now. Sit back and let Neil Robertson, Andrea Danowski, and Eric Hawthorn take you on an out-and-back that may just leave you out there. . Fortune Cookie Eric Hawthorn That woman [...]