Author Archives: Ben Mitchell-Lewis
Hooked on Halifax: Part IV
Angela and Heather urge us to explore Halifax more thoroughly before we depart. We listen, but not too closely. We both want to get home, so we bypass the busy downtown, and instead opt for a quick drive along the … Continue reading
Hooked on Halifax: Part III
When I think of worms, I think of a robin yanking a fat night crawler up from the mud in my front yard. I think of a bowl of stringy spaghetti and how it would look in my small intestine. … Continue reading
Hooked On Halifax: Part II
The forest is uniform and mundane—endless acres owned by paper companies, pine trees in perfect rows, awaiting their demise in some mill farther south. For a while, we see more ATV’s than cars. The road slowly unspools, and we pass … Continue reading
Re-Entry
A long hiatus deserves a great post. Here is part 1 of a story that I’ve worked and re-worked. I like it quite a bit, hopefully you do too. This one is a tad long; I’ll split it into 6 parts … Continue reading
While Mortals Sleep by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. has a unique style. If you’ve read him, you know this. If you haven’t read him, do so. I’ve read the bulk of his books at this point, and I was pretty glad to pick up While … Continue reading
World War Z by Max Brooks
Forgive me, this review will be quite short. I’ve fallen behind on writing and need to catch up a bit. My ninth book was World War Z by Max Brooks. While I do like good science fiction, I haven’t yet … Continue reading
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
Aside from the occasional short story, I hadn’t read much Updike before this. The Rabbit novels have been on my list for some time, but you know how that goes. I’ll get to them one of these days. I snagged … Continue reading
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
It might be obvious by now that lately I’ve been partial to young writers. Karen Russell is a favorite, and Dave Eggers is an obsession (though he’s not that young anymore). I heard about this book a year ago, and put … Continue reading
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