Duncan Wall, son of CWEA Board Member Mark Wall and his wife Claudia will be in town tomorrow evening to introduce his new book, The Ordinary Acrobat, shown prominently displayed at Left Bank Books, above. The anything-but-ordinary book signing (see why below) will take place at the Mad Art Gallery in Soulard starting at 7…
Category: Books, Dance, Music, Theater
Sunday, February 10: Scenes from last Sunday’s snowfall
If you remember last Sunday's snowfall it was just beautiful, but gone in a flash. The bird's nest I photographed blanketed in snow at 7:15 a.m., was left with only three baby snowbirds by 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Candles were lit And fluffy caps iced hydrangeas Beanies topped a stucco wall designed by the late Bob…
The skinny on author Gillian Flynn
There are many advantages to having locally-owned businesses in the neighborhood, but one advantage that perhaps I don't mention often enough is how delightful it is to strike up a conversation with the shopkeeper. Last fall (this post has been a long time coming) I stopped in to Big Sleep Books with my visiting sisters-in-law….