The Strangers in the House (1940) The pleasures of this book come from subtle moments – an elegant piece of description, the natural interplay of diction between the main character’s inner world and the world around him. Georges Simenon may be a writer’s writer. Certainly, a lot of what I liked about this novel was [...]
My two cats are anxious. Black and white, sitting On my desk, peering Up a the birds, yearning.
I sing the pleasures of the bond And pass into a sacred height: All trouble rests around a pond Without the rushing water’s might. I’ve seen the cause of your sick rose: A flame upon your wedding bed. What Howls can pass beyond your nose When uncleared throats stay clogged and wet? What flames can [...]