Torsade Literary Space My Blog Week: Feb 17 to Feb 23
All the Latest from Torsade! The week began with the end of Tom’s view, in the novella Celebrated, and his lack of success at finding someone to confess to. In Tuesday’s Sequence of Events, Ethan gives material information to […]
A Cold Reception: Thirteenth Tattersby
The Folly Tattersby A Cold Reception She’d written him a letter too confiding for a cold reception (Flying an enthusiasm, scientific enquiry, not…in his book) A girl of twenty…she has since learned her lesson 1911—April it was—she’d been introduced at Newmarket races to Mr. Ismay All so gay […]
My Blog Week: Feb 10 to Feb 16
All the Latest from Torsade! Last Sunday, Folly features continued, with “The Hothouse Rose”, in which Lady Gimple still means to make conquests. On Monday, Yoharie’s “Neighborhood Watch” concluded, the reader learning Jeremiah Hibbler’s secret. In Tuesday’s Sequence of Events, Phillip […]
Newtons: First Battle Stations
The Folly Battle Stations Newtons A handful of possible A handful of…reasonable A handful…well… Of fair, say… Ways you could explain Had done for the Newtons Baffled round the dire smell, hinting, not insisting… Possible, reasonable, fair…why, then, likelihood? (But just perhaps…and coming down to it…) a sort […]
The Hothouse Rose: Twelfth Tattersby
The Folly Tattersby The Hothouse Rose ‘You’ll have to get rid of that woman’ Her voice rings oddly clear, a piercing ray of sun snowcaps Mrs. Kentworthy’s hair His housekeeper meets his eye; a glance up from her cleaning kit And withering glare, that says indeed, keeping fealty […]
My Blog Week: Feb 3 to Feb 9
All the Latest from Torsade! The week began with “The Blue Bird”, Gitana finding her impatience anticipated, a mimicry of normality creeping back; in Tuesday’s Sequence of Events, Van Nest evaluates Curtis Boardman, and Phillip learns Oliver’s price. […]
My Blog Week: Jan 27 to Feb 2
All the Latest from Torsade! This week began with a poem from my book Mystery Plays, “Side of Life”. On Tuesday, Phillip got a break, not without strings attached, when his scheme to impress Gamotte suffered for its ambition, in […]
To Whom Do You Refer: Malice Part Two
Assorted Opinions To Whom Do You Refer (With Malice Towards None: part two) When I speak of good taste and of good moral tone I do not mean the kind of good taste which is offended by every reference to the unpleasant things […]
Awful Rivalry: Eleventh Tattersby
The Folly Tattersby Awful Rivalry The extraordinary freedom! I refer to taking matters of despatch into one’s own hands. I had been inclined, even I, to stick to rules, you know. Embarrassing the name of Bevington not done. (As though this were a thing of real concern.) I […]