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The Ancient Minstrel

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Pam Lazos

The Ancient Minstrel When I read the news you could have knocked me over with a well-placed word: He was dead. How did I miss that tidbit of information? How could I have not known that one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Feminist Slurs and Free Viagra

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Pam Lazos

[photo of my sister, Stacey Lazos, yogi extraordinaire, who also happens to have a Masters in education proving that woman are a lot more than just eye candy.] Author’s note: There’s a lot of woman-maligning these days attributable in large … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Oil and Water by PJ Lazos

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Pam Lazos

Very few things are as gratifying as knowing that your work is connecting with someone out in the world.  Thank you, K. L. Allendoerfer for such a moving and insightful review. pjl 9.23.16   Oil and Water by P.J. Lazos … Continue reading →

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PARK(ing) Day

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Pam Lazos

PARK (ing) DAY Tomorrow is Park(ing) Day! The first parking day was held at 1st and Mission Streets in downtown San Francisco on November 16, 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio set out to do something … Continue reading →

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Slipcover the World

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Pam Lazos

Slipcover the World If given the choice, most people would not wash their hands with a pesticide even if it assured them a squeaky clean, bacteria-free experience. Yet every day in kitchens and bathrooms across America, people are unwittingly doing … Continue reading →

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Reduximorphic

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Pam Lazos

[photo of a hydric soil with a penny shamelessly lifted from the internet] Reduximorphic When I started blogging in 2011, I had a blog partner and we launched Persephone’s Stepsisters together. It was an eclectic mix of book reviews, essays on … Continue reading →

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The Signature of All Things

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Pam Lazos

The Signature of All Things      What a wonder is The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, lush, verdant and efflorescent like the plants that fill its pages. You can’t help but get pulled in and up by … Continue reading →

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Jon Fixx

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Pam Lazos

Jon Fixx        Webster’s defines noir as “1: crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings.” Jon Fixx, one of Kirkus Review’s top Indie Books of 2015 is that and more, a madcap mix of noir and … Continue reading →

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Just a Couple of Old People Holding Hands

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Pam Lazos

“Just a Couple of Old People Holding Hands”: A Memoir of a Marriage in Alzheimer’s World By Carl R. Smith, Jr. Edited by William C. Smith For those of you who’ve just tuned in, what follows is an editorial preamble … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman Triptych

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Anansi Boys/The Ocean at the End of the Lane/Neverwhere Neil Gaiman is crazy. Neil Gaiman is deep. Neil Gaiman lives in bizarro world. Neil Gaiman is ridiculously English in his storytelling. Neil Gaiman may be an extraterrestrial. Neil Gaiman is … Continue reading →

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