~ Journal ~
This is one of my favorite classical albums of recent years, and is also the pianist's debut solo album. It's a bold one at that: rather than tiptoe out with a same-old program, Işıl Bengi assembles a transfixing series of pieces that I suspect most listeners will not have heard...
In late November, just before Omicron hit, my wife and I were able to visit our darling daughter living abroad, and after that we took a trip to Malta: four nights on the main island, and three nights on Gozo island. It was an incredible experience, with much time spent wandering along stunn...
My novel "Year of the Amphibian" is a kind of portrait, with much that's debatable, so I've always imagined it being discussed by a book club or in a classroom. To that end, I've assembled a number of questions here. I hope these will help bring you closer to the heart of the story.