by Clea | Sep 25, 2007 | Uncategorized
I promise, I’m not going to flood anyone’s lists with this or bring it up too often in conversation. I’m just posting this here and at Crimespace because, damn it, you write a book alone, you sit around for months wondering about it, and it’s...
by Clea | Sep 24, 2007 | Uncategorized
OK, full disclosure: Brett Milano is a friend. But I’m still wowed and impressed by his new book, The Sound of Our Town, a history of Boston rock. Through lively anecdotes, interviews, and lots of fun facts, he re-creates the history of our little scene, from...
by Clea | Sep 20, 2007 | Animal Rescue League, Cats
One of our great local shelters here in Boston, Animal Rescue League, has launched a mobile pet adoption van. When I had lunch with two of ARL’s guys last week, we talked about this and I asked about screening. After all, for someone to take an animal in while...
by Clea | Sep 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
Cyrus, our eminence grisé:Well, thanks to Caroline Leavitt, I’ve been tagged.What is tagging? Well, it seems to be a form of blog chain letter. According to the rules, I’m supposed to list 7 random facts/habits about myself, here, on my blog. Then tag 7...
by Clea | Sep 10, 2007 | Reviews
although there are several murders in this collection. But for once, considering the author’s tendencies, I am truly grateful there are no cats among these 16 short stories! In case you can’t tell from my Boston Globe review, I preferred Faber’s...
