29-year-old Geeta leaves her au pair job to marry much older divorcee Srikanth. They adopt eight-year-old Rani, an orphan girl from “the jungles.”
Fiction
What Happunned? Chinese Spy Balloon Shot Down on 2/4/2023
As the shards of balloon fluttered to the Atlantic sea floor, I was listening to Nena, thinking ‘just who do these clowns think they are?’
Provenance by Ann Leckie
A review of the sci-fi story by Ann Leckie. Can she live up to her masterpiece?
Which Great Classics to Read and Why
A dynamic list of great classics with snippets about what makes them great.
Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
Pino becomes a spy for the allies, placed high in the German command. But he’s really just a kid, and he falls in love.
When You Caused The Bad Things
The author wonders why there are so few self-help books for people who caused their own misery.
The Sun Dog by Stephen King
A Polaroid Sun 660 camera spews pictures of a fierce dog preparing to attack the photographer.
The Library Policeman by Stephen King
A strange librarian and her library policeman haunt an adult man whose repressed childhood memory holds the key…
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by PD James
The title refers to the first case for newly solo private investigator Cordelia Gray. She is summoned to investigate the apparent suicide of a college student at Cambridge.
Dave Barry Slept Here by Dave Barry
A short, scathing review of one of Dave Barry’s books.
Wild Justice by Philip Margolin
A medically-trained torturer-slash-serial-killer, an emerging young criminal defense attorney and some Mafioso types
Hawaii by James A Michener
Surprised by how good this book is.