Nothing up my sleeve…
Reading Time: 5 minutes – WRITING LIFE – How an internship for Reader’s Digest launched my interest in Houdini and a story that would haunt me for life.
‘The Easter Confession’
Reading Time: < 1 minute – REVIEW – Fans of Waterbury, Connecticut, or just a good mystery will enjoy Charles Monagan’s newest novel, “The Easter Confession.”
The Moral Equivalent
Reading Time: 7 minutes – SHORT STORY – In this scene from “He Said, She Said,” the owner of the Morning Sun and Evening Star tells “the troops” just what it means to go to war with an unseen enemy.
Lost
Reading Time: 4 minutes – SHORT STORY – “Well, folks, I don’t know how you got here but that’s not important now,” the sergeant said. “What matters is where you go from here.”
Poking the Bear
Reading Time: 2 minutes – RHETORIC REFEREE – The real question isn’t whether “the China virus” is racist language. It’s whether it is being used to chide China and the media.