The Saint and His Besetting Sins

The Saint and His Besetting Sins By Malcolm Sharps Long before producer Monty Berman brought together the elements of his TV series of The Saint in 1962, Roger Moore was a fan of the teflon-coated adventurer, playboy Simon Templar, the literary creation of the British writer Leslie Charteris. Moore identified so strongly with Templar…

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“A little star dust caught”

“A little star dust caught” (PIP #4) By Louise Peloquin  The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible as the tints of morning or evening. It is a little star dust caught. – Henry David Thoreau Let’s peek into Louis-A. Biron’s routine at L’Etoile. Anecdotes, gathered over…

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Every day a star is born

Every day a star is born (PIP #5)  By Louise Peloquin  “A little star dust caught”, posted on October 17th, conjures up Louis Biron’s routine. He continues…  **** Lives are full of repetitive acts. The most simple, like hugging a grandchild, reading a favorite author or having breakfast, give us the…

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Review of “Out of the Shadows of Angkor”

Review of Out of the Shadows of Angkor: Cambodian Poetry, Prose, and Performance Through the Ages Review by George Chigas  Out of the Shadows of Angkor is a comprehensive collection that spans the  entire literary history of Cambodian writing from the earliest inscriptions to the present. The text includes around…

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Leo with Louis at L’Etoile

Leo with Louis at L’Etoile (PIP#3) Louise Peloquin October always conjures up visions of Jack Kerouac. And so, it seems fitting to take a peek into the past at the link between Jack’s father and Louis Biron. It was at L’Impartial, the French newspaper Biron founded in 1898, that Leo…

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