Goblins, witches, Frankenstein monsters Sing a happy Halloween song Little children Up and down the street Ring the doorbell Saying trick or treat Leaves are blowing Soon it’s snowing Turkey, stuffing Pumpkin pie Lights a twinkling Hallowed evening Starry skies Sleigh bell rides Tis the season Of believing Counting moments […]
Month / October 2018
The Mars Room, a novel by Rachel Kushner, Scribner; Women’s Fiction/Political Fiction/Crime Fiction
It’s easy to make assumptions about people. That’s because life has conditioned us for it. It’s reflexive, like muscle memory; like taking that little 15 foot jump shot from the key with barely a hand in your face. Purely routine. (Or, at least, it was before arthritis hijacked my kneecap. No more high impact […]
Calculating the Odds of Winning the Lottery and Encountering a Weirdo…
So I’ve been taking a break…Working in the office, doing some home improvement stuff…I’ve also been reading. One of the books I’ve been reading is The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner. I plan to post about it when I get back to blogging–Lord willing. It’s really good. It’s about a young woman–a stripper, actually– who […]
Great Cinematic and Literary Characters Series: Roy Batty (portrayed by Rutger Hauer), Blade Runner
Ahhh, yes…Roy Batty. He is noble. Brave. A proud antagonist but not a villain. A warrior. So strangely beautiful. That wonderful hair–peroxide blonde. And spiked. Those fine, yet distinctive, angular features. Those steel blue eyes. Sculpted, muscled thighs. The broad chest of a sprinter. If not for his slightly crooked teeth, he’d be very nearly […]