C is for Couvelaire
That’s the name of the family in What They Want, Jill Barth’s story in story in Cat Tales, the anthology drawn from last year’s Book a Break short story competition. Quite a family, believe me… C is for Couvelaire
Discovering the debaa
Rosine and Bacar of the madrassati (debaa group) Toyaria, pose in their salouvas. One thing leads to another… Way back last March, I wrote a post about Mayotte for Clara Wiggins, author of The Expat… Discovering the debaa
Cheese in the Roots
Have you ever read a roman de terroir? Or even better, written one? How do you even translate that? There’s no English equivalent for terroir, which is why you come across so many different translations:… Cheese in the Roots
Now where shall I kill?
15 keys to One Green Bottle. N° 5: The killer’s criteria. The only thing the victims appeared to have in common was that they lived in remote areas. She hadn’t visited Wallenheim, where Roncet lived,… Now where shall I kill?