Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now

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  • So long, Tom

    It was author Tom Robbins — Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues — who first hinted to me that a novel can do anything. Really. Any thing. His books are funny, insightful and light on their toes. After finishing reading any of them, I understood I was reading for the journey, not the…

  • A note about the “nice” neighbors

    Hey, United States. Remember how during the War of 1812 you burned Toronto to the ground? No? Don’t remember that? Canadians know this history, how after Toronto (known at time as York) lay in smoking ruin, they headed south and fully torched Washington DC. Yeah. They did. Remember how at the start of World War…

  • One writer’s tick

    I’ve had a manuscript sitting in a folder for a while, a long while. Sometimes a writer knows a problem exists in the story, but can’t quite identify it. Every now and then I’d get the manuscript out and dip into various chapters seeking clues. Then one day last summer, it came to me. I’d…