Literature Frenzy!

Not going to lie, putting together a list of ten novels for the Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge (hosted by Carol’s Notebook ) was a bit ...

Pianola. A. A. Milne is, of course, forever linked to Winnie-the-Pooh. Much like Roald Dahl, another author often boxed into “children’s wri...

The deadly black widow spider. This will sound a little contradictory, because I am very much in favor of brevity and tight, economical writ...

Italy's Civita di Bagnoregio. Umberto Eco was a prolific writer and he produced a staggering  amount of work over his lifetime. Much to ...

800 pounds of freeze-dried jizzum. Life on earth sucks. The planet is dying, pollution and overpopulation are completely out of control. Vol...

Esteban. When Gabriel Garcia Marquez is on his game, he's simply one the best short-story writers out there.  The Handsomest Drowned Man...

Humboldt county. Chef's House is another Raymond Carver story where almost nothing happens and yet everything does. The narrator’s ex-hu...

El Matador: Eduardo...Carroccio! Coming at you today with a truly bizarre little tale. Auto-da-Fé by Roger Zelazny appears in Harlan Elliso...

I can see why people often compare Saki (a.k.a. H.H Munroe) to O. Henry since their writing style feels similar along with a shared love for...