“Is that an ox skull?” The tourist guide looked up at the carved stone symbols I indicated and said, “I think so, yes.” “Why is it there?” “I’m not sure actually,” she said, before adding, “Perhaps…| Tigerpapers
This is the sixth edition of my yearly reading list recap. After increasing my total number of books read each year for the first five years, this is the first time the number has decreased from th…| Tigerpapers
A handsome couple strolled arm in arm down Central Park West. The man, tall and athletic with a thick, well-brushed mane, wore a black, fur-trimmed cloak over an Armani smoking jacket. The lady, sl…| Tigerpapers
This is the fifth edition of my end-of-the-year book list, and the upward trend continues unabated with this year just barely beating last year’s record 115 books. As usual, this counts both tradit…| Tigerpapers
They were dedicated to literature and the arts, and despite different styles, I believe them to be among the greatest writers of the first half of the century in any language.| Tigerpapers
Every year around this time the Nobel Prizes are awarded, but as my readers are no doubt aware the 2018 Literature award was cancelled due to a nasty scandal within the Swedish Academy. That opened…| Tigerpapers