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Possession, by AS Byatt

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Marion

I had forgotten what a rich, immersive, layered, ornamented book A.S. Byatt’s Possession is. When I was reading it, it seemed… well, not small, but perhaps intimate. This is because so much of it takes place in the intimate confines … Continue reading →

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The Complete World of Sports (Abridged)

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Marion

The Sig-O was a scoutmaster for 19 years, and this meant he spent one week every summer with his troop at scout camp.  Friday evening I would leave work early and drive up to see the final campfire and watch … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Omlette

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Marion

Imagine the Maltese Falcon with every character as someone from a nursery rhyme. Sam Spud is a San Francisco detective and the libidinous Humpty Dumpty is his partner. When the alluring Ms. Muffet comes with a request for help, Humpty can’t resist her. Soon he is dead, scrambled, poached. Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Marion

“Hey, you know what, Nostradamus? How ’bout if you just sit this one out?” Bill Mahar, commenting on Bill Kristol’s inaccurate predictions about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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