Robert K Stephen (CSW)

RKS RUSSIAN LITERATURE: A Gentlemen is Not Concerned About Money When Gambling (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Yes, even if a gentleman should lose his whole fortune, he must never give way to anger. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman as never to be worth a thought. Of course, the supremely aristocratic thing is to be entirely oblivious of the rabble and all one’s surroundings, but sometimes it may beContinue reading “RKS RUSSIAN LITERATURE: A Gentlemen is Not Concerned About Money When Gambling (Fyodor Dostoevsky)”

RKS RUSSIAN LITERATURE: The Nature of a Gentleman Gambler (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

For instance a gentleman may stake, say, five or ten louis d’or – seldom more, unless he is a very rich man, when he may stake, say, a thousand francs – but he must do this simply for the love of the game itself, simply for sport, simply in order to observe the process ofContinue reading “RKS RUSSIAN LITERATURE: The Nature of a Gentleman Gambler (Fyodor Dostoevsky)”

RKS RUSSIAN LITERATURE: Roulette a Sordid Gambling Activity (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

In the first place, everything about it seemed so sordid – morally nasty and dirty, that is. I’m not talking about the expectant, restless folk who, in their scores – even in their hundreds – could be seen crowded around the gaming tables, because I could see nothing sordid in a desire to win quicklyContinue reading “RKS RUSSIAN LITERATURE: Roulette a Sordid Gambling Activity (Fyodor Dostoevsky)”

RKS CANADIAN LITERATURE: Guilt the Unavoidable Destiny of Widowhood (Joanna Goodman)

He slams the car door and steps back onto the sidewalk with a friendly wave. Alone in the cab, Arden lets her head fall back against the seat. She closes her eyes, feeling a little bit tipsy and disappointed, a lot guilty. As the taxi pulls into the street, she wonders if her feelings forContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN LITERATURE: Guilt the Unavoidable Destiny of Widowhood (Joanna Goodman)”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: MY WALKING STYLE IN THE HOOD: THINK SINATRA’S “I DID IT MY WAY”

MY WALKING STYLE IN THE HOOD: THINK SINATRA’S “I DID IT MY WAY” Regrets, I’ve had a fewBut then again, too few to mentionI did what I had to doAnd saw it through without exemptionI planned each charted courseEach careful step along the bywayAnd more, much more than thisI did it my way When walkingContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: MY WALKING STYLE IN THE HOOD: THINK SINATRA’S “I DID IT MY WAY””

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: OF BUZZING, HUMMING, WHINING AND GREEN BURRS: MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE: I AM NO PIERRE RADISSON!

OF BUZZING, HUMMING, WHINING AND GREEN BURRS MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE: I AM NO PIERRE RADISSON! MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE Before we packed up and headed back to Toronto all of us went for a short walk on the trail behind the tennis courts. High pitched whining, buzzing and humming all around me. And ifContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: OF BUZZING, HUMMING, WHINING AND GREEN BURRS: MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE: I AM NO PIERRE RADISSON!”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: SATURDAY IN CREEMORE: LIFESTYLES OF THE TORONTO GENTRY: MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE

SATURDAY IN CREEMORE: LIFESTYLES OF THE TORONTO GENTRY: MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE It has been close to twenty years since Bob and Fay have stayed with Suzy Larue. Mr. Larue is long since in the Great Land Beyond but his spirit hovers above the property. Bob was looking forward to visiting the quaint town ofContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: SATURDAY IN CREEMORE: LIFESTYLES OF THE TORONTO GENTRY: MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen”: I FEEL LIKE A PIED PIPER LEADING PINE NUT PARMESAN AND MYSELF TO DOOM: MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE

I FEEL LIKE A PIED PIPER LEADING PINE NUT PARMESAN AND MYSELF TO DOOM: MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE Up here in the idyllic Whispering Hills of Mulmur staying with Suzy Larue the Canadian Pesto Queen there is so much to do! I have been hanging around with Larue’s two dogs, Pine Nut and Parmesan. NeverContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen”: I FEEL LIKE A PIED PIPER LEADING PINE NUT PARMESAN AND MYSELF TO DOOM: MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: I ALMOST DROWNED CHASING A GREEN SQUIRREL! MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE

I ALMOST DROWNED CHASING A GREEN SQUIRREL! MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE Up at Suzy Larue’s in the Mulmur Hills there is a pond and as I sidled up the edge of the pond, I saw a few strange looking green squirrels making croaking type noises and jumping into the water when I approached them. BeingContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: I ALMOST DROWNED CHASING A GREEN SQUIRREL! MY MULMUR HILLS ADVENTURE”

RKS CANADIAN LITERATURE: Cleaning Up Dog Shit and Marriage Vows (Joanna Goodman)

She does not feel young. She holds up her hand and twists her wedding band around her finger. Scott put it on her for the first time on a rooftop terrace in Gramercy Park, a lifetime ago. They were married there by a Unitarian minster, with only their families and a handful of good friendsContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN LITERATURE: Cleaning Up Dog Shit and Marriage Vows (Joanna Goodman)”