Literature Frenzy!

Gimpel, the archetypal schlemiel. Gimpel the Fool is one of those heralded Jewish literary classics, so naturally I was curious to see what ...

Wasssssssssup!!! I am glutton for punishment or maybe just an optimist. Perhaps both. Either way, I keep hoping to discover a hidden gem som...

The good ol' days when a haircut and shave cost $2.50. Another paltry effort from Matheson. At least it was only six pages long and he d...

Quiet is here and all in me. Finally, a short-story by Richard Matheson that isn't terrible and the first one to receive four-stars from...

Just keep driving if you see a sketchy looking restaurant in the middle of nowhere . Awful. Just awful. Matheson duped me again with another...

1950's living room décor. Happy Family Day! We are back again with another Ray Bradbury short-story and this time the world is ending. H...

Eleven. I am glad to be wrapping up Richard Matheson week on this blog. Considering his enormous influence on 20th century genre fiction, pe...

Did you know a cockroach can live up to a week without it's head?   At only two-and-a-half pages, Fifth Story by Clarice Lispector is w...

Beware of the creepy janitor. Continuing with "The Best of Richard Matheson" (Penguin Classics),  Shipshape Home is another story ...