reviews

Flatulence and Cute Animals: Everything Kids Want to Know About Authors: William Kotzwinkle and Glen Murray Perusing a bookstore in downtown DC with my boyfriend, searching out a good Christmas gift for his three year old nephew, I saw Walter the Farting Dog sitting on the edge of the shelf and teased my boyfriend. “We should buy him this,” I said while wiggling the book aloft.  I should have known better, I really should have. We walked out of the store with one Berenstain Bear (at my shrewish insistence) and my boyfriend beaming, carrying a copy of this hilarious, bizarrely drawn children’s [...]

Agatha Christie: The Geriatric Years Author: Agatha Christie It started by seeking some Halloween themed thrills and chills back in October and now, here it is, almost the New Year, and my long-suffering boyfriend and I have just finished a tiring, months-long epic slog through Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party. We didn’t even get to the seasonal Christmas themed mystery we had set aside, stuck instead with some faded spooks, a tired plot, and a grumpy Christie. I discovered Christie years ago, starting off with Miss Marple and became enthralled by the maze like structure of the narrative, the complicated plot threads [...]

Taking Corpse Pose to the Next Level Author: Tracy Weber It’s difficult to have a relaxing Shavasana and a successful practice when a homeless man selling newspapers and his giant, vicious German Shepard take up residence outside your studio. Beleaguered financially, trying to make a go of her dream business, Kate can’t afford to lose customers or her trademark Zen cool. Determined to both practice and preach the essence of yoga, she seeks to help George, the homeless man, while saving her dwindling business, only to discover a strange, haunted new friend. When George is suddenly killed, Kate inherits his [...]