I’d never used a signal gun, never thought about them, though there’s a whole paragraph about alternate uses for one in the pilot’s handbook. Now that Firth was pointing one at me, suddenly it was the most fascinating thing on … Continue reading
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“Only two? obstacles,” I said. “I hope a meteor shower counts as one of them.” Firth was more intense than ever. “She’s more than a hundred kilometers beyond our authorized distance.” I laughed. “Are you kidding? That’s not an obstacle, … Continue reading
Hear Norman’s Downeast Ledge conversation with Larry Meiller. Larry not only read the book, but had some great insights into it. Click here to hear the conversation: http://www.wpr.org/shows/downeast-ledge … Continue reading
A scream and a thundering thud had me counting my teeth, but I put on a cheerful face. “See? Our luck’s starting to turn already. And only another 45 kilometers–” Serena broke in, suddenly much clearer. “…down their spears and watered … Continue reading
Join Norman on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Ideas Network on Tuesday, November 26, from 11 to 11:45 a.m. when he and Larry discuss Downeast Ledge and the mysterious process of writing during the Larry Meillor Show. http://www.wpr.org/listen-live
“Only Fifty More Kilometers” It was as if I had awakened from a dream. Suddenly we were deep in the quadrant with rocks coming down all around us and we were still alive. I couldn’t tell how my cohort was … Continue reading
The Appeal The message was pretty scratchy, but out of the scramble came a woman’s voice saying, “When the stars threw down their spears.” “That’s pretty weird,” I told Firth. “And not much to go on.” He was unmoved. “It’s … Continue reading
As soon as I finished reading the seance scene from MIDNIGHT CATCH at Mystery to Me last Wednesday night, the video screen beside me started doing weird things and then spoke! Bookshop owner Joanne Berg had never head it say … Continue reading
A thousand years after it was written, BEOWULF is still making news. It turns out that many translations of the Old English masterpiece may have been getting it wrong from the very first word. But the Dick Ringler version we … Continue reading
KH: …the sailing… oh the sailing. One character calls it “nothing but a lot of physics and a dash of determination.” Having never sailed myself, I’m with the narrator, Amber, who describes “gut-grabbing fear” at sea. Where do you fall … Continue reading