Johnny Pesky

In honor of Johnny Pesky having his number retired at Fenway (originally scheduled for today; now moved to Sunday due to rain), I thought it was appropriate to repost the Pesky related “lost chapter” and associated commentary here today.  Enjoy! Deleted Scenes: Pesky Held the Ball? Commentary 7.5: Seven and a Half Cents Congrats to…

Revisiting Replay (Part 3)

This is the third post in a series of chapter by chapter commentaries on the novel Replay by Ken Grimwood.  To start at the beginning, check out Part 1. Note: If you haven’t read Replay, the following may will contain spoilers. Chapter Thirteen Jeff wakes up in bed, but instead of his dorm room he…

Revisiting Replay (Part 2)

This is the second post in a series of chapter by chapter commentaries on the novel Replay by Ken Grimwood.  To start at the beginning, check out Part 1. Note: If you haven’t read Replay, the following may will contain spoilers. Chapter Seven Jeff starts his second replay in a state of shock that he’s…

Revisiting Replay (Part 1)

I recently started my annual re-reading of my favorite novel, Replay by Ken Grimwood.  Since I consider the book to be at the core of my time travel trinity (taking the literary slot alongside Quantum Leap for TV and Back To The Future for film), I thought it would be fun to do some chapter…

Eloparty Playlist

(Apologies for going off-topic, but sometimes this blog is the easiest place to publicly post things like this. I did sign a book at the party, so there is some relevance…) By popular demand, here is the playlist as heard at our Les Zygomates elopement party shindig on the east coast.  Enjoy! Wildflowers – Tom…