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Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

Book review: “Hidden” by Paul Jaskunas

A young woman is brutally attacked in her rural Indiana home and almost left for dead. Her memory is patchy, evidence inconclusive, yet in court she insists that it was her extremely jealous husband who did the deed; of that she is absolutely certain. On the basis of her testimony, he gets convicted and ends …

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Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Book review: “The Center of Winter” by Marya Hornbacher

A small town in rural Minnesota. A family struggling with a history of alcoholism, mental illness and suicide. And snow - lots and lots of it. The Center of Winter is Marya Hornbacher’s first novel, but she is no stranger to writing on sensitive topics: her first book was much acclaimed Wasted: A Memoir of …

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Posted on October 26, 2021October 28, 2021

Halloween 2021: things to watch, read and listen to

In case the current pandemic and a host of other global disasters haven't been enough to spook you, here are a couple of suggestions as to how you might spend your evenings this Halloween season (or, if you're anything like me, most evenings during the entire year!). PODCAST: Classic Ghost Stories At the moment of …

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