Issue of August 25, 2008
7 articles in this issue.
Wendy Robards reviews Anita Brookner's book, "Hotel Du Lac".
There are beliefs that are unshakable. These require no act of faith; they are simply there, from the heart out, and no argument or gesture or demonstration can disprove them, not even when the believer wants desperately to be convinced that things can be different ...
The Mounds of Scorpid Hominae. Finishing off the scorpionman.
There is nothing to compare with pesto made from fresh basil, right out of the garden. This is an easy recipe for a delicious pesto.
Piles of bodies in the hallway, and the knowledge that the vampires are out there somewhere ... the best part of it all is that Alanna knows it's not her problem ... yet.
Sometimes you start out on the wrong foot, and hope for a way to put things right. And if you can't, you at least hope no one has anything to throw at you.