Sunday, September 21, 2008

Today's Inquirer reviews ...

... "I" review "Julian Barnes": Diverting thoughts on Grim Reaper.

... Cleveland novelist again sets a crime thriller in Phila.

... Defending vaccines in the autism debate.

... Bernanke at halftime: Deserving of some credit.

3 comments:

  1. *You* might wish to consider collating a book of your literary journalism, Frank, with this piece as the lead-off (for two reasons):

    1. *I* am always thinking of books for others, esp. *you,* to write

    2. The book would function fantastically as a primer on how to ace it righteously in this medium

    In fact, *I* wrote a letter to the King, er, Editor, of the Philly, Inq. about this delightful writeful early this morning. So there. (Hope said Ed. listens to this queen, as T. Williams called dames.)

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  2. Well, thank you, Judith, for the kind words both to me and about me. I shall be interested to know if you get any reply from said editor.

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  3. FRANK! Whoa . . . I was just wondering the same thing, thinking about you, Rick, and Melville, BION, in the same brain breath (and great class).

    Weird, beautiful weird . . .

    Now, I must go and find the poem.

    BRB . . .

    Herman Melville (1819-1891)

    Greek Architecture
    Not magnitude, not lavishness,
    But Form — the Site;
    Not innovating wilfulness,
    But reverence for the Archetype.
    — Herman Melville (1891)

    You'll be the first to hear if I do; and, that's a big "if," if I know to whom I've wilfully written ;) . . .

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