I want to send a big thank you to Debbi Mack for hosting me on her podcast Crime Cafe. We had a wonderful conversation, which you can view on YouTube or listen to on her podcast using the links below. If you’d prefer to listen to the podcast version of the interview, you may find …
Summary: The body of a brutally murdered man is found beneath a train, and the police begin their investigation with only two clues: that the victim and a young man were speaking in a distinct accent and they spoke the word “Kameda.” With no more than these scant pieces of evidence, Inspector Imanishi, one of …
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Summary: In a lonely cabin near Taos, a girl named Jenny Ames was murdered. No one knew who she was, how she died, or who killed her. Eight years later, George Weaver moved into the cabin to recuperate after a psychological breakdown caused by overwork. Incapable of letting things rest, Weaver begins investigating the murder …
If you missed part one, read it Here. A Touch of Context As I mentioned in part one of this essay, a friend of mine once told me that if you could build something, you could design it. When he made his claim, I felt we were on the path to understanding the limitations of knowledge. …
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Summary: Sheriff Walt Longmire is asked to transport Raynaud Shade, an adopted Crow Indian and convicted killer, to find the remains of one of Shade’s victims, a child buried ten years ago deep within the Bighorn Mountains. Longmire learns that he knows the dead boy’s family, and when Shade escapes in the midst of a …
If you missed part one, read it Here. A Touch of Context As I mentioned in part one of this essay, a friend of mine once told me that if you could build something, you could design it. When he made his claim, I felt we were on the path to understanding the limitations of …
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From the story collection The Angel Esmerelda by Don DeLillo Summary: An unnamed woman attends a Gerhard Richter exhibit at an unnamed art museum or gallery. She senses a man in the room. The man questions her, and their conversation spins through their response to the art, their lives, their identities, etc. They appear at …
Part One A Touch of Context A friend of mine once told me that if you could build something, you could design it. My friend happens to be quite handy. His garage is filled with tools, and he’s always restoring a classic car. For years, he’s been remodeling his house one room at a time …
Summary: Those who work in Artists and Repertoire sign artists and nurture their recording careers. In a music industry controlled by corporations and increasingly defined by profits and margins, Jim Cantone accepts an offer to become head of A&R at WorldWide Records, an industry giant, but he must navigate a business that seems to pit …
A Touch of Context I’ve noticed a trend away from stuff and things. Contemporary architecture and interior design utilize sleek designs and sparse furniture. Shopping malls, the bizarre bazaars of bygone days, have all but disappeared. Decluttering has entered the cultural conversation as an aspirational value. Many pay the cost of an album, a video, …
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