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Poetry in Motion
"Tiny and beautiful things. Getting lost in every passing moment.
An old man whispering surreptitiously to a house plant." – from Nick St. John's "How I Came To Work at the Wendy's"

3:33PM Wed. Jun. 6, 2012, Monica Riese Read More | Comment »

Some Things Demand an Answer
My friend Sylvia doesn't mince words.

10:58AM Wed. Jun. 6, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Ray Bradbury Has Gone to Mars …
Ray Bradbury, our favorite American author, fabulist, science fictioneer, screenwriter (John Huston's Moby Dick!), and all-around icon of the weird and wondrous, has passed away at the age of 91. Halloween will never quite be the same again.

9:48AM Wed. Jun. 6, 2012, Marc Savlov Read More | Comment »

Wolf At My Door, Sharpening His Teeth
So one day Monique Daviau is posting on my Facebook wall an image of some paperback crime novel …

2:10PM Mon. Jun. 4, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Summer Reading for Tiny Chefs
With school out and summer in full swing, the heat is on for new, fun kids’ activities. Books, gardening, and snacks are always a hit, and several new releases will help parents and caretakers entertain the littles this summer.

11:45AM Thu. May 31, 2012, Jessi Cape Read More | Comment »

Fresh & Easy
What to Cook & How to Cook it: Fresh & Easy by Jane Hornby (Phaidon, $45, ppg. 351) Home cooked meals are always in season but there is something special about creating a meal using vibrant farmer’s market produce available in late spring and summer here in Austin.

11:00AM Thu. May 31, 2012, Jessi Cape Read More | Comment »

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9:15AM Thu. May 31, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Bedside Manner: A Phone Is Not a Book
Smartphones are darling little things, but when they begin to dominate my nighttime-reading routine, I know it’s time to put the phone down and pick up a book. Until a couple of months ago, I was jamming pretty steadily on an Erik Larson read, In the Garden of Beasts, but I stopped cold due to other distractions.

10:41AM Tue. May 29, 2012, Amy Smith Read More | Comment »

Watts Up: Reggie!
O, fortuna!

1:44PM Mon. May 21, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

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