In detective crime fiction, there must be a crime, typically a murder; an investigative process, and a solution to the crime or satisfactory conclusion. We can thank Edgar Allan Poe for what is now the most popular type of fiction. The master of gothic and the macabre introduced Parisian crime solver Auguste Dupin in 1841 […]
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Editor’s Note: If you received this post earlier, that was in error. I accidentally clicked Publish Immediately instead of Update. The following post is the corrected version, including the real author, Eve Shulmister. I apologize for any confusion. What is a writer’s voice, and why should readers care? If we were talking about music, you’d […]
The first cold snap and the first cold virus have taken hold in our house, calling for desperate measures. I burrow through the drawer stuffed with medications that I buy but seldom use and find the oddly comforting Chinese herbal syrup “Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa.” Once mixed with hot water, this drink has some […]
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