Author: Cliff

>And I’m not talking about Bill Bryson. It is clear that the highlight of Bhikku’s day is our walk in the woods behind my…

>The American Shakespeare Center often includes a non-Shakespeare play in its repertoire. This season’s ringer is The Three Musketeers, David Richmond’s adaptation of the…

>The country has been hearing about the Democratic victories in New Jersey and, more importantly, Virginia gubernatorial elections. I know a little about the…

>I confess I read it mostly for the cartoons. For a long time I’ve had a yellowing “Classic Peanuts” strip on my bulletin board….

>III TWO TELEGRAMS (Sturgis ND) EXPECT SWAYNE & ADNEY STEAMER TRUNK WILL BE RETURNED RAILWAY EXPRESS PORTLAND INABILITY TO PAY STORAGE CHARGES MUST ADVISE…

>by Cormac McCarthy This is one of the most violent books I have ever read, including several of McCarthy’s earlier novels. For most of…

>Thanks to Dave Clapper for the link . . . My blog is worth $4,516.32.How much is your blog worth?

>The process of submitting to literary journals is dehumanizing and demoralizing. I’ve been doing it for about two years now with just a handful…

>by Richard Yates Many people include this novel, published in 1961, on their list of best novels of the 20th Century. It reminds me…

>My latest book review (Michelle Herman’s The Middle of Everything) is up on Rain Taxi.