Robert K Stephen (CSW)

RKS Literature: American Girl Preparing to Meet Her Lover (Evelyn Waugh)

“With a steady hand Aimée fulfilled the prescribed rites of an American girl preparing to meet her lover-dabbed herself under the arms with a preparation designed to seal the sweat glands, gargled another to sweeten the breath, and brushed into her hair some odorous drops from a bottle labelled: ‘Jungle Venom’-from the depth of theContinue reading “RKS Literature: American Girl Preparing to Meet Her Lover (Evelyn Waugh)”

RKS Literature: The Suicidal Hanging of Francis Hinsley (Evelyn Waugh)

“They told me, Francis Hinsley, they told me that you were hung With red protruding eyeballs and black protruding tongue; I wept as I remembered how often you and I Had laughed about Los Angeles and now ‘tis here you’ll lie; Here pickled in formaldehyde and painted like a whore Shrimp pink incorruptible, not lostContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Suicidal Hanging of Francis Hinsley (Evelyn Waugh)”

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Syrah from Beautiful British Columbia: An Affordable Canadian Côte-Rôtie????

The standard slogan, now gradually disappearing, on British Columbia license plates was “Beautiful British Columbia”. What is not disappearing on the shelves of state monopoly liquor distributor in the province of Ontario (LCBO) are the wines of British Columbia because there were so few of them anyways so not much to disappear. As American winesContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Syrah from Beautiful British Columbia: An Affordable Canadian Côte-Rôtie????”

RKS Literature: These Undertakers Will Fix You Up Real Good (Evelyn Waugh)

“We had a loved one last month who was found drowned. He had been in the ocean a month and they only identified him by his wrist-watch. “they fixed that stiff,” said the hostess disconcertingly lapsing from the high diction she had hitherto employed, ‘so he looked like it was his wedding day. The boysContinue reading “RKS Literature: These Undertakers Will Fix You Up Real Good (Evelyn Waugh)”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: (WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE I AM GOING TO?)

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE I AM GOING TO? I am not going to say master or mistress as such words suggest a West Highland Terrier is under the control of a human. Quite frankly it just may be the other way around! Just because Westies are featured in many advertisements as cute fluffballs must neverContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: (WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE I AM GOING TO?)”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”

FOREWARD My name is Rory Dylan Stephen. I am a West Highland Terrier. We are brave, loyal, curious, stubborn and knock you over cute. I am a late summer pup. If you query what is this smartass puppy doing writing his memoirs. For God’s sake he’s only a puppy! I am writing this masterpiece toContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom””

Press Release: New Serialized Novel to be Published: “Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom

5November2025: Toronto, Ontario A Little Birdie Told Me will be publishing on a serialized basis Robert K. Stephen’s “Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”. This represents a progression of canine centric novels previously published by Robert K. Stephen including “Memoirs of Dylan the Westie”, “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog” and “Andrij the Orphaned UkrainianContinue reading “Press Release: New Serialized Novel to be Published: “Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”

RKS 2025 Travel: Destination Southeast Asia (Short Attention Span Version)

GROUP TOUR: PERSONALITIES IN THE MIX Some group tours are for specific groups, members some of which are known by each other but most are an assemblage of strangers. For example I went to Southeast Asia with university alumnae the majority on this trip from Canadian universities. I did not know any of the 16Continue reading “RKS 2025 Travel: Destination Southeast Asia (Short Attention Span Version)”