by Clea | Aug 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
Just my latest review covering a different area of interest, mental illness and memoir: my San Francisco Chronicle review of Elyn Sach’s memoir, “The Center Cannot Hold.”
by Clea | Aug 15, 2007 | Cats
I love crime fiction and I love Louisiana music, so it makes sense that I’d love James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux series, right? Therefore, it should be no surprise that I’ve been blown away by Burke’s latest,”The Tin Roof...
by Clea | Aug 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
A most interesting newspaper article in my hometown paper today talks about an “underground railroad” for pets facing euthanasia in shelters. I gather the idea is not unique, and often includes transporting unwanted animals to new owners who will love...
by Clea | Aug 1, 2007 | Cats, Musetta, Theda Krakow
Faithful blog readers may be wondering, where’s the crime?If I’ve been cat happy lately, readers, it’s not because death (fiction) has taken a holiday. I’m actually hard at work on a mystery project (hinted at a bit lower down), and I hope to...
by Clea | Aug 1, 2007 | Cats
The outing of Oscar has led to the revelation that there are other “death cats,” like this cutie, Buckwheat, resident cat in a Seattle nursing home. Now, I prefer “change-of-state-sensitive cats,” as a label, myself. But hey, I’m keeping...