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Mystery Story News & Thoughts (opens the original)
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I was listening yesterday to Borges’ insightful essay, “Modes of G.K. Chesterton,” and it somehow translated into the image you will find below, which I created as a sort of whimsical advertisement for my draft detective story, the one that will lead off my collection, The Technology of Detective Grigoris.In the future series, that volume directly follows The Retirement of Detective Grigoris. This summer, I figured out how to lead off the Technology collection—and am sharing an excerpt with you
An Audio Gem: Music Research Library, Boston (opens the original)
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Some say Boston is a European city. The broader implication is not merely the physical sprawl of architecture; for there is also the cultivated ambience of dedicated places like this. Tucked discreetly amidst the classy residences of Beacon Hill is this bright little shop for vinyl and a few CDs. Run by the friendly Zach and Co., it not only sells but also buys music.Listen here to my sonic montage of the shop as it comes to life, only to become overgrown in conversation and time, plucking an em
A Gaelic Sport Soundscape: Audio from the Boston USGAA Finals (opens the original)
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On Saturday 15 August, I traveled to Canton to enjoy the US Gaelic Athletic Association’s North American finals, held at the Irish Cultural Centre. I sought to give TLS readers a reading/listening sense of the games as I experienced them. Check out the intro clip, which fuses the distinctive sounds of hurling, followed by Gaelic football, below:It was a warm summer’s day and the sprawling ICC campus was filled with spectators and teams from across North America—not to mention plenty of visiting
About the New Rates (opens the original)
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Thanks for your interest in reading my work here on the TLS. I’ve been grateful for the responses, suggestions and ideas that this growing community has provided me, inspiring my writing since the stack’s opening in January 2023.My commitment to readers continues with a new series of discounted rates unrolled in July 2026, which represent a good discount on previous rates. Of course, I am glad for all subscribers—whether free or paid—but if you want to really invest in my future writing, a paid
When McCoy Tyner Came to Town (opens the original)
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Some months ago I found myself in Dedham, Massachusetts, at what might be the state’s (if not the world’s) smallest used records shop. Crammed into a tiny building the size of a dorm room were a few shelves of records and CDS; I had arrived.Cheap Thrills Music (10 Riverside Dr, Dedham, MA 02026; Phone: (781) 864-9213, Open Tues-Sat, 2-7PM) is a one-man operation, run by a friendly and knowledgeable guy whose career had been in the music business.I extricated myself sideways (and slowly) through
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