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Alias Emma by Ava Glass (Bantam).
A superfast spy thriller, set in London; the action—not combat, mostly fleeing, if they can move fast enough and stealthily enough—it’s …
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George Ernsberger
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9/2/22
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For as far back as I can remember, the long Labor Day holiday weekend, of all the long and short weekends, is the one I have always detested. Despised. Dreaded.
This bitterness began during the …
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Barry Lewis
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9/2/22
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August was such a dry month, I never had to mow my lawn. The grass just didn’t grow with the high heat and dry conditions, even with the occasional afternoon thunderstorm. Unfortunately, hay …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/2/22
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Spending summers in the area we called “the mountains” reached its conclusion on Labor Day. As a guest at one of the hundreds of hotels and bungalow colonies, it was a time to say goodbye …
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Hudson Cooper
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9/2/22
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If you've read this column over the years, you might be familiar with the feelings of angst that begin to rise in my stomach around this time of year.
As the nights begin to cool and …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/30/22
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I’m listening to the ‘huz’ (that’s short for husband) as he rehearses a plentitude of cover songs. He just debuted as ‘singer of the greatest songs’ at The Old …
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Ramona Jan
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8/30/22
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Those who receive Social Security benefits will see one of the biggest increases in the program's history in January.
According to reporter Kevin Tampone, reporter for Syracuse.com, "the Social …
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Ed Townsend
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8/30/22
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August is the month when most people take a vacation, be- fore the kids go back to school. If you are lucky enough to be able to get away with the high fuel prices and inflation, check out …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/26/22
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The process started many years ago when my world was young. Passed down from my grandfather to my father it was a rite of passage that every male experiences. At some point in a guy’s life …
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Hudson Cooper
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8/26/22
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“There’s a phone call for you,”
“What? How could that be?” I was staying in a boarding house on the corner of Poplar and Atlantic in Wildwood, NJ. No one but my best …
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Ramona Jan
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8/23/22
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Folks ask, “Do you miss living in the city?”
Sure. Sometimes it’s too quiet in the country.
And things are a bit too far.
I’d love to just hop on a train to see …
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Barry Lewis
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8/19/22
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Summer is always something I look forward to, one of the reasons being I know my Aunt Laurie and Uncle Dick’s crock pickles are in full swing. Ever since I can remember, these pickles have …
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Claire Stabbert
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8/19/22
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Driving to and from work this week, I couldn’t help but notice that there are some leaves starting to fall due to the hot weather we have been having. Not only is it hot, but it is dry too. …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/19/22
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My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. Lina and her sister Tillie work in the family bakery where they recently installed a candy counter and ice cream parlor. In some …
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Ramona Jan
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8/16/22
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Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional by Isaac Fitzgerald (Bloomsbury). This guy, with his Auld Sod last name and Old Testament first name, is clearly well known to almost everybody but me: often on …
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George Ernsberger
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8/12/22
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Finally some relief from the heat, but there is still a lot of summer left, so the heat will be back. While your’re watering your plants everyday, don’t forget to check your …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/12/22
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Thanks to my smart phone I no longer have anybody’s phone number memorized. I simply go to my contacts list, scroll until I find their name and dial it up. Of course, I cannot actually …
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Hudson Cooper
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8/12/22
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The Bergen Record dragged Bill Ervolino out of retirement recently and I am borrowing part of what he wrote in one of his columns. Ten years ago he became frustrated while trying to order iced …
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June Donohue
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8/12/22
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It started with tooth soap, a soft, long thread of creamy material used for brushing teeth typically made from saponified olive and coconut oils, distilled H2O, and Himalayan salt. The idea came from …
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Ramona Jan
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8/9/22
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Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories by Meng Jin (Mariner/Morrow). Faithful readers with good memories (all of us here, surely) will remember a lead review in January, ’20, of Meng …
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George Ernsberger
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8/5/22
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I don’t mean to be a prude, but does everything have to be done in the nude?
I mean, besides the obvious.
I’ll let you decide what constitutes the obvious, but I’m …
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Barry Lewis
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8/5/22
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My fiancee is a man of few words, and instantly when tasting this macaroni and cheese last night he said, “That is a winner, Claire”, which means this is a recipe I need to hold onto.
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Claire Stabbert
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8/5/22
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Welcome to August, hot and humid, just in time to go on vacation. But if you are not lucky enough to be able to go on vacation, you have to deal with this heat everyday at work.
At least …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/5/22
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Most of us are familiar with the canned meat product called Spam. But thanks to a British comedy troupe, the use of the word spam has spread way beyond the kitchen table. Spam has made its mark on …
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Hudson Cooper
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8/5/22
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My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. She worked as a store clerk in the family bakery/ice cream parlor. In this excerpt, she mentions visiting the grave of sibling Em …
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Ramona Jan
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8/2/22
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