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Eileen Jones’s Cinematic Life

Interviews
Few film critics writing today are as educated, prolific, or funny as Dr. Eileen Jones. A co-host with Dr. Dolores McElroy of the weekly podcast Filmsuck and the author of hundreds of articles about film and TV, notably for the left-wing periodical Jacobin, she is the film critic par excellence of the “age of crap cinema”. One of the most...
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Queen Hatshepsut’s Prospect

Original Fiction
It was a sunny spring morning by the duck pond in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Breezes tickled the elms. Swans slid insouciantly over the lake....
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The Ferenhazy Jug (Part Two)

Original Fiction
The preposterous conclusion to last week's episode! (Read Part One here!)     That Saturday, Gracie knocked on Dawn’s door holding a Tupperware container in one hand....
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The Ferenhazy Jug

Original Fiction
“Oh Bev? I just want to pop in here for a moment.” “You go ahead Dawn. My feet are killing me. I’ll wait for you...
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Desdemona Deserves to Die

Reviews
OTHELLO:  Think on thy sins. DESDEMONA:  They are loves I bear to you. OTHELLO: Ay, and for that thou diest.   Thanks to generous friends who waited in...
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Not Even One Tiny Pogrom

Fiction
Today's blog is an excerpt from a book by Marina Morpurgo, one of the funniest novelists writing in Italy today. She has written three...
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Iliadding

Ancient
We’ve been having a busy time with Iliad book promotion recently, in large part thanks to our gifted, energetic and absurdly generous friend Michael...
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The Palace of Popes

Europe
“the fairest and strongest house in the world” Jean Froissart (1333-1405)   It’s a fortress as much as a palace. Its high stone walls and towers reach...
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A Stroll to Avignon

Medieval
It's an overcast morning in spring and a faint mist is rising from the fields. An oriole chants from the top of an oak...
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Medieval Time: The Numbering of Days

History
One of the gripes I have with writing fiction set in the Middle Ages is having to dispense with modern conveniences. Take washing machines, for...
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Lord Wincey: Reading Gaudy Night

Detective Fiction
‘Do you promise that your detectives shall well and truly detect the crimes presented to them using those wits which it may please you...
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Death of an Octopus

Europe
    “Vuoi uno polpo?” The cashier in the little railway station bar shook her head. She looked about sixteen and yet already used to all kinds...
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First Day on the Job

Memoir
The following is an excerpt from my memoir about teaching in Saudi Arabia, Teacher, We Girls!, which is now available on Smashwords. It describes...
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