“A man-a human being, made in God’s likeness-fastened up and flogged like a beast. A man, too whom I had lived with and eaten with for months and knew almost as well as a brother. The first and almost uncontrollable impulse was resistance. But what was to be done? The time for it had goneContinue reading “RKS Literature: “Two Years Before the Mast”: The Captain Flogs a Sailor”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
RKS 2023 Wine: CREW and Ontario Cabernet Franc
CREW has a long record of producing excellent Lake Erie North Shore Cabernet Franc. Ontario should be proud of its Cabernet Franc. What is going down with CREW’s 2019 Cabernet Franc? Aromatics: Some very bright cherry and raspberry cheer up the glass. Additional notes of black cherry, cedar and milk chocolate Palate: The tannins areContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: CREW and Ontario Cabernet Franc”
“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 50: Revolt of the Mutants in Montreal: Hijacked by the Sons of Westmount
In the midst of packing up in Naples to go to some undetermined destination I received a telephone call from Squid in Montreal. As you may recall Squid was the top man with the United Mutations and I had worked for the United Mutations in New York drafting the Charter of Mutant Rights. You mayContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 50: Revolt of the Mutants in Montreal: Hijacked by the Sons of Westmount”
RKS 2023 Film: Red Tower Horror Shorts for Those with Short Attention Span! “ESTHER”
Red Tower is a new genre production company/digital network dedicated to showcasing short form high-quality low-cost horror content. Has Red Tower figured out what annoys many horror film lovers namely sitting through 65 minutes of yawn before some possible chills are delivered? Red Tower is currently in production on a slate of short form horrorContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: Red Tower Horror Shorts for Those with Short Attention Span! “ESTHER””
RKS Wine 2023: Cabeça De Toiro from Tejo
It is not often we see a Portuguese wine from Tejo. It is 100% Touriga Nacional which is a favourite Portuguese red grape. Aroma: Raspberry, black cherry and blackberry combine for a compelling olfactory delight. Palate: Moderate tannins edging towards heavy. Blackberry and blueberry attack with a blackberry finish. Personality: Forceful, beefy and muscular. FoodContinue reading “RKS Wine 2023: Cabeça De Toiro from Tejo”
RKS Literature: Monterey in the 1830’s
“Monterey is also a great place for cock–fighting, gambling of all sorts, fandangos, and every kind of amusement and knavery. Trappers and hunters, who occasionally arrive here from over the Rocky mountains, with their valuable skins and furs, are often entertained with every sort of amusement and dissipation, until they have wasted their time andContinue reading “RKS Literature: Monterey in the 1830’s”
RKS Literature: Passage of the Day: Seasick Passengers
“Our four passengers were dreadfully sick, so that we saw little or nothing of them for five days. On the sixth day it cleared off, and the sun came out bright, but the wind and sea were still very high. It was quite like being at sea again: no land for hundreds of miles, andContinue reading “RKS Literature: Passage of the Day: Seasick Passengers”
RKS 2023 Wine: Carolina Gran Reserva Chardonnay from Chile; Chernobyl Meltdown!
Red wines from Chile predominate on the shelves of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. White wines from Chile are in the shadows. You are more likely to see Chardonnay as the most prominent Chilean white. Chilean whites continue to disappoint in 2023. So let’s try the 2020 Santa Carolina Gran Reserva Chardonnay. Aromatics: Pear,Continue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Carolina Gran Reserva Chardonnay from Chile; Chernobyl Meltdown!”
RKS 2023 Film: “Nostalgia”: The Hard Edge of Nostalgia
Nostalgia has a warm and positive feeling right? Pleasant memories you want to revisit. When it is a question of Naples I am nostalgic about that crumbling and rough town. Why not being whizzed around on EU money for a wine and tourism event and then a week at my leisure to explore the greaterContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Nostalgia”: The Hard Edge of Nostalgia”
RKS Literature: “Two Years Before the Mast”: Man Overboard!
“Death at all times is solemn, but never so much so at sea. A man dies on shore: his body remains with friends, and ‘the mourners go about the streets’; ‘but when a man falls overboard at sea and is lost, there is a suddenness to the event, and a difficulty in realising it, whichContinue reading “RKS Literature: “Two Years Before the Mast”: Man Overboard!”
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