I was still stunned because I had also noticed that not only was a nude Reece standing bent over a chair; but on his bottom were four neat, parallel cane-welts. “What the……?” I began; and then the young guy shoved me into an armchair and demanded that I explain my presence. “...
All will be settled as we go That's as far as he gets before there is a dramatic interruption--the public entrance door is flung open and SIX MEN make a loud entrance, headed by NED ALLEYN, the actor, who is a handsome piratical figure with a big voice and a big sword. ALLEYN Huz...
I really enjoyed this (as I always enjoy Milne) and loved that it was of a more serious bent than some of his other plays of the era. I love a good comedy of errors about bigamy but a change is nice. Read Full Post » Lovers in London – A.A. Milne Posted in A Century of ...
. . . his tail when he trotted along curled over his back and made children laugh aloud; but when he was thinking about the chase it hung in a horizontal bow; when stealing away or in full cry it was held slightly lower and no longer bent, and it flowed finely into the curves of ...
They plan parties, cast curses on dudebros, try to find Sideways a girlfriend, and elude the fundamentalist witch hunters hellbent stealing their magic. But for Sideways, the hardest part is the whole ‘having friends’ thing. Who knew that balancing human interaction with supernatural peril ...
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Another great read (recommended to me by a librarian) was Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo. It’s the second book in the Ninth House series and set in New Haven, CT, my hometown. The book is based on the secret societies at Yale and is full of magic and ghosts. A wonderful read for a...
* for women especially, the realization of broader options/ feeling free from constricting social and gender roles of past generations ( no longer being “required” or relegated to having mother/wife as your primary role in life ); * worries that the sacrifices required for parenthood don’t ...
walking with them, bent my left leg back from the knee as if the ankle had been mangled while stepping onto an escalator…. Twice each week the phone rings at three in the morning. I never answer. Someone is practicing sad news, I’m certain. ...
Josie’s not caught up in the gender implications of a crew that includes roles for actresses like Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, and Tuva Novotny; she’s just concerned with their professional bonafides. Garland’s film is rife with such intriguing twists that poke at...