historical romance The Perpetrator on obscure word origins, by which I mean where my child learns the things he knows, and, of course, romance novels
writing process Pipes and other hollow dreams my writing process—and also, happily, other people's romance novels
historical romance 200 a few of the previous 200 (!) issues of Word Suitcase, and, as always, romance novels
sci fi or fantasy Rarities learning new words from an old sci-fi novel, and, as usual, romance novels
sci fi or fantasy Answerable on The Left Hand of Darkness, Ravishing the Heiress, and Make Room for Love
French literature Crush and pash the overpowering violence of infatuations, Renoir and Maupassant, and of course, romance novels
expressions Behind closed doors shacks, cabins, toilets, cahoots, and a real “one of these things is not like the others” set of book reviews
