To Escape From It All
It has been another tough week for many of us. Thus 2020. So I think what this blog requires some lightheartedness and maybe even a cup of hot cocoa.
Those “Mean” French (Again)
There seems something in the American psyche that is incapable of treating French people, as, well, ordinary people. That is probably because it is drilled into the American subconscious by now almost from birth that "the French" stand out among Europeans as particularly "mean"...
Off To “Wonderland”
This 2020 one suspects must be a lot like how it felt during the Great Depression of the 1930s amidst Hollywood's "golden age," when millions around the world flocked to cinemas for a few hours to forget their problems and see the "stars" they adored.
A Birthday Reply
I always remember also that some years ago she had cornered me and joked about my books: "I'm not one of these women am I?" You are not either, by the way, just to set the record straight. Even if you are, I'm not admitting it. Your husband would kill me. LOL!
Call My Agent!
I am about 30,000 words into the Tomorrow The Grace (hopefully late 2021 publication) follow up, yet I STILL feel I am barely started.
A “Succession” Of Horrors
I should probably have better anticipated what was coming here. Within moments I could not but think that Succession is based on the Murdoch clan crossed with the Trumps.
“The Devil’s Mistress”
All things considered, even if she had flopped across the pond that would have been far better for her: Miss Baarová should indeed have gone to Hollywood.
This Is Not A “New Normal”
As a teen I utterly hated having to read such books: all they usually did was cause me to roll my eyes in disdain and disgust... and if forced to read any in school I did my best just to get through it to satisfy the teacher...
From Me To You
Over these same six and some years, I have myself almost given up on writing three times... and could have similarly disappeared from here too.
“Thinking Out Loud” (For Today)
"It's okay. Take a breath. I don't need to know all about Aunt Esther in Amsterdam just yet. We have all evening and a second date too perhaps, and maybe a lifetime even."
Review: “The Witcher”
In lockdown, and knowing my youngest nephew - he is recently age 18 - is a fan, and realizing it will give us something new to talk about with him by Facetime, Saturday night we decided to watch the first episode of the latest apparent "craze" on Netflix...
Where We Should Be
Where we should be is HOME, wherever HOME happens to be.
Today At The Silent Movies
In posting all of those silly captions, clearly I have lost my mind...
Writers: Don’t Mess With The Holocaust
The historical Nazis were more than bad enough, so one hardly needs to invent anything when it comes to portraying their sadism and violence...
(International) Friends
I was not going to write anything for another novel for at least six months. But when an idea hits, you have to write it down... because otherwise it may vanish from your mind never to be heard from again.
