Past Present and Predestined

Thebigblackpuppyismyneighbour'sdog,aoneyear(ish)60-poundnaughtygirl.
Thesedaysshehasdevelopedabarkinghabitonceshesawlightsthroughmywindows,nomatterit'stheweehoursorlateevening.
Iunderstoodherbegging:come,playwithme,withfood?evenbetter!
Ihidbehindthecurtainandpeekedout,seeinghergreeneyesglowinginthebackyard,evidenceofherbeingoutthere.
Shesawme,herbarkingbecamerelentless,wakingupever...[阅读全文]

EverybodyknowsTheGreatGatsby(1925).TenderIstheNightisnot.F.ScottFitzgeraldthoughtitwasthebesthe'dwritten.Thatwasin1934.In1998,theModernLibraryrankeditthe28thof100bestEnglishnovelsinthe20thcentury.
Fromadistancetolookatrichandfamous'life,allaregreatandsplendid.Butatacloselook,theyaresoraggedandhollow.ItwaspartofFitzgerald'sownlife,andhelivedarathershortlife.Maybehisidealwastoliveanordinaryborin...[阅读全文]