Love is a central theme in fiction. This theme has been woven into Greek tragedies, plays by Shakespeare, and novels by Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Steinbeck, and … [Read more...]
Catskill Vacations of Yesteryear: From Boarding Houses to Bungalows
Anyone who spent summers in the Catskill Mountains as a child or teenager remembers this vacation area as a virtual paradise. That was in the late 1940s to 1960s. My earliest memory of this sacred … [Read more...]
Remembering the Heyday of Catskill Mountain Vacations
It was the 1950s. Where would anyone who lived in Brooklyn, the other four boroughs, and the surrounding states go for a summer vacation? The Catskills, also referred to as “The Mountains,” of … [Read more...]
A Conversation with Elaine Bossik, Author of The Last Victim
Scriptologist.com, an online magazine, spoke with Elaine Bossik about her new novel, The Last Victim. Scriptologist.com (Q): Where did the idea for The Last Victim come from? Elaine Bossik … [Read more...]