Chapter 23: Literature and Music
August 14, 2014
The Oceanic Martini: 2 Parts Citron Vodka, 2 Parts Blue Curacao, 1 Part Cranberry Juice, Lime Wedge.
I had three critiques to complete by four o’clock that afternoon. One was on a lousy book of poems called Estuary Misery by Lou Pender. The second book, a three hundred page slice-of-life piece of nonfiction, was titled High-light, High-life, which I absolutely loved, thought comical, and well worth the read. And the final book was a compilation of twelve connecting stories that comprised a mystery. The author, a Milldon Hennyworth, had created a floating and dazzling read with on-the-edge-of-your-seat scenes and a thick plot. Not only did I love Gray Harmony, the book’s title, but I had planned on reading it a second time out of selfish e
