“Amy,” by Peg Sutherland: Codependency, Classism, & Electronic Mailboxes
“Amy” is a harrowing story of co-dependency and denial. It’s also a Harlequin SuperRomance! The titular Amy, one of three sisters (each of whom Harlequin, in its infinite wisdom, deemed worthy of their own SuperRomances), is a crazy, child-like rich […]
Recently Rented Reviews: Goth Minister on Mamma Mia
(This is the second entry in a new feature where I review things I’ve recently rented, regardless of their actual release date, because I don’t care about timeliness or America or the future of cinema or whatever. Today’s review is […]
Key Passages from “While Passion Sleeps,” Emphasis Mine
1. “His hatred for Don Felipe was not diminished in any way, but the pain and torment he kept locked inside him was inexplicably gone.” Tweet
The Bandit’s Cousin
The bandit’s cousin was beautiful, and because of this he carried no money in his pockets. Women liked to buy him things, and men were afraid of his cousin. He did whatever he wanted to, and he thought that he […]
The Dogs Are In The Pasture; The Cows Are Crowing Home
The types of secrets that characters in novels have can be grouped into a few general categories. These are the categories: 1. “I committed a crime!” 2. “I’m having an affair!” 3. “Your mom/dad/mentor/hero is fallible/mortal!” 4. “I’m actually a […]
The Sheriff Who Loved Captains
He loved men, although upon consideration, he didn’t really like them much. He just liked their high white asses, their talk of the sea, their rotting teeth. Tweet
God and Emerson
Me and Dick Cheney are kneeling in a clearing, shanks touching, souls ajar. Does afar a bobwhite whistle? Yes. Tweet
The Passion of Planks
I kind of find planks romantic, in that I don’t really understand where they come from, and this lends them an air of mystery. Whenever I see one, I try to smell it, because I am hoping that it smells […]