by aaron | Mar 30, 2015 | Essays, reviews
I’ve been on a bit of a mystery kick lately with several friends. We’ve read through some classic American tough-guy fiction—Dashiel Hammet’s The Maltese Falcon, Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye—and contrasted the books...
by aaron | Mar 24, 2015 | Essays
Every now and then I read something in the news that makes me scratch my head hard. I’m not talking about a gentle forehead rub or even a brief temple massage. I’m talking about the sort of nail-scraping abrading guys like me, ones with already dangerously...
by aaron | Mar 17, 2015 | reviews
On a bright warm afternoon last summer I walked into a local produce stand to purchase a melon. That was all I needed, one single solitary melon. I made my choice, and fruit in hand was headed toward the check-out when a song came over the radio. The intro piano...