In a not so distant past, I used to enjoy reading James Ellroy’s novels. Visceral darkness, graphic violence didn’t scare me, only in a literary form of course. But I guess motherhood changed me. … more →
Smithereenssmithereens wrote 1 week ago: In a not so distant past, I used to enjoy reading James Ellroy’s novels. Visceral darkness, graphi … more →
whatweneedismusic wrote 2 weeks ago: apparently david and band spent the day wandering around louisville and my neighborhood (or very clo … more →
smithereens wrote 1 month ago: I must confess now, I’m picky and finicky. If I weren’t, I probably would have to find another j … more →
smithereens wrote 1 month ago: I wonder why I was so curious about Victorian daily life, so much so as to buy a book about it inst … more →
Ben Gebo wrote 1 month ago: Howdy, friends! I got back from Louisville, Kentucky a few days ago. The day after I arrived the cit … more →
smithereens wrote 2 months ago: Lisa Belkin is the New York Times’ “Life’s Work” columnist and this book bas … more →
smithereens wrote 3 months ago: I don’t feel quite comfortable reviewing non-fiction, because it reminds me of grad school papers … more →
smithereens wrote 3 months ago: Why do I love Benjamin Black, alias John Banville? Maybe because of this sentence: The walls of the … more →
smithereens wrote 4 months ago: This is the first book I’ve read and finished since I’ve become a… Mummy. Needless to say, I n … more →
Nick wrote 4 months ago: Sorry for getting these photos up late, but they got lost amogst the Terrastock photos. On June 20 … more →
smithereens wrote 5 months ago: I discovered this collection of short stories by a contemporary German female writer (b. 1965) entir … more →
Cory wrote 5 months ago: The Photographic played 21c on Friday. Arriving early, I was worried with the Gallery Hop going on … more →
smithereens wrote 5 months ago: I guess it’s a end-of-pregnancy symptom, but I feel pretty brain-dead today, all the more as I cou … more →
smithereens wrote 5 months ago: This is one of those books I’d never have heard of, bought or read if blogs didn’t exist. When K … more →
Cory wrote 6 months ago: The Photographic have scheduled a few more upcoming shows, including 21c on June 6 and Forecastle o … more →
smithereens wrote 6 months ago: Sylvie Germain is probably best known for French magical realism, even if this book doesn’t strict … more →
smithereens wrote 6 months ago: As Baby Smithereens’ arrival is approaching (1 month!), you won’t be surprised to see me drawn t … more →
Whig wrote 6 months ago: Blue Apple Players, a nationally-acclaimed nonprofit theater company, is guiding 100 sixth- and sev … more →