Short Stories All the Time.

Even her reminiscing about how much her parents drank while she was growing up comes off as humorous. However, in an astonishing fashion, Houston slowly lets us reali.

In Goodbye, My Brother by John Cheever we have the theme of paralysis, separation, letting go, change, acceptance and denial. In A and P by John Updi.

Noir Fiction and James Bond. The Lady Behind the Pistol. The Last Dame to Fall For. A Final Letter to Liz. Lessons in a Restaurant Beating. Detective Frank Takes a Swing. A Brief Look at Colonel Sun by Kingsley Amis.

Space and Place in Irish Gothic Fiction. The History of Irish Short Fiction. Reflections on an Academic Journey.

My theme is goodness, and its antonym, evil.

A blog from the heart, to mess with the head. Originally posted on Don Miskel. There is nothing more flattering than to have my work held in such high esteem by a fellow scribbler. Dead Assets and Wyrmwood, Road of the Dead.

A Series of Unfortunate Events. Tears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows, they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason. What became of the Quagmire triplets? And what caused the fire that destroyed the Baudelaire mansion and killed their parents? .