Christmas food features very heavily in these tales too. Hercule Poirot, invited for a “good old fashioned Christmas” in the country by an acquaintance that inevitably ends up turning criminal, gets to experience festivities that involve oyster soup, boiled turkey and roasted turkey, plum pudding...
Probably not, but given its location (near Santana Row and the shopping Mall) I had more than one reason to visit this location. Incidentally it’s easy to get to by public transportation on the No 23 bus for $2.50! Written January 5, 2020 This review is the subjectiv...
In 1997, the BBC asked Jeff Bezos when internet shopping would take off If You Skip a Friend’s Book Launch Are You the Literary Asshole? People told they’ve got ‘eyes of a marksman’ if they can spot the hidden sniper inside 30 seconds John Hinckley Jr. Tells All About the Jodie ...
Well, let me tell you, a great way to get that childish feeling of euphoria is to completely immerse yourself in writing a children’s story. If at this point, you are rolling your eyes and thinking that it takes you all your time to write a shopping list, stop there right now. Writ...
Let me begin with how these local expressions enabled me to understand how people experience borders—-and return to their significance in scholarly conversations that stand at the cross-roads of anthropology and history. My entry into the world of borderi or ways of life that depend upon the ...
Memory No. 3: I was standing next to his casket in the funeral home; he was dead of a cerebral hemorrhage, lying inside. Certainly, there was considerable discussion between my parents and perhaps my grandmother as to whether I should have this experience, but I’ve always been thankful fo...
Maybe also for me the time has come to start using iMatch . Votes 19 Upvotes Translate Translate Report Report Reply jan alexb39663984 New Here , Oct 25, 2022 Copy link to clipboard I experience the same and went back to version 2022. The loss of speed and the...
But I also wonder if I’m missing something; perhaps my face knows something about me that I’ve forgotten or never wanted to really look at in the first place. This is my koan for today: No one can know what my internal experience is but me; what is it that I really feel? Share...
Mid-career, I was invited to take the position of school district librarian. I had neither education nor experience in the field, but both my employers and the State of Texas said that was okay—I was an English teacher, I could do anything. I would start working in August, two weeks ...
My parents were well-off, but I had to make my own way, with a succession of holiday jobs which later gave me plenty of material for my writing, but at the time, were degrading and exhausting. As for many elderly people, their future too, seems grim. And don’t get me started on...