Bear or Wombat?
Point of View Once upon a time, when I lived in the American Southwest, I bought a copper wall-hanging in the shape of a Zuni […]
Month: November 2023
Preventative / Preventive
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: PREVENTATIVE / PREVENTIVE These […]
Mystery Night and Day
Night and Day, by Robert B. Parker Obsession. It’s a killer. But voyeur Night Hawk can’t help himself as he escalates from Peeping Tom […]
Prescribe / Proscribe
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: PRESCRIBE / PROSCRIBE These […]
Romantic Comedy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, by Janet Evanovich Megan Murphy moves to Colonial Williamsburg to escape the embarrassment of having been left at the altar. She is through with […]
Pore / Pour
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: PORE / POUR The […]
Literary Mystery Mystic River
Mystic River, by Dennis Lehane SPOILER ALERT! As three eleven-year-olds—Sean, Jimmy, and Dave—play in the street of their Boston neighborhood, child molesters abduct Dave. […]
Penultimate / Ultimate
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: PENULTIMATE / ULTIMATE These […]
Literary Women’s Fiction Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus In 1961, California chemist and single mother Elizabeth Zott leaves her chemical research job to host a TV […]
Parameter / Perimeter
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: PARAMETER / PERIMETER While […]