“On the land adjoining La Grenouillère strollers were sauntering under gigantic trees which helped make this part of the island one of the most delightful parks imaginable. Busty women with peroxided hair and nipped-in waists could be seen made up to the nines with blood red lips and black-kohled eyes. Tightly laced into their garishContinue reading “RKS Literature: Vulgarity and Idiocy (Guy de Maupassant)”
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RKS 2026 CANADIAN WINE: Oxley 2021 Syrah from Lake Erie North Shore
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s 11April2026 Vintages catalogue describing this wine states, “Syrah is challenging to grow in Ontario, flourishing in only a select few ideal climates.” Very true. Aroma: Black fruit predominates primarily black currant and blackberry. Root beer. A certain smokiness. Palate: Tart red cherry. Lacking in richness. Mild tannins and acidsContinue reading “RKS 2026 CANADIAN WINE: Oxley 2021 Syrah from Lake Erie North Shore”
RKS CANADIAN Film: “Mould”: Brittle Mental Health
Stevie (Stephanie Petallano) is a twenty something waking up to a surprise believing her hands are moulded clay. At her workplace her clay hands transform into porcelain and the rest of her face into clay save for her eyes. Her mind deceives her as she is the sole witness to this horrific and imaginary transformation.Continue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “Mould”: Brittle Mental Health”
RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): Donald J. Trump Superstar
Donald J. Trump Superstar Come now are you really surprised? Robert K. Stephen
RKS Literature: Yankee Whalers as Sea Peasants (Herman Melville)
“To be sure, from the small number of English whalers, such meetings do not very often occur, and when they do occur there is too apt to be sort of a shyness between them; for your Englishman is rather reserved, and your Yankee, he does not fancy that sort of thing in anybody but himself.Continue reading “RKS Literature: Yankee Whalers as Sea Peasants (Herman Melville)”
RKS Literature: Spaghetti All Over Her Snout: BAD DOG! (Kerk Murray)
“In that moment of our absence, we discovered that our thirteen-pound senior dog was an acrobat. Chelsea was standing on the table devouring our dinner, unabashed. She looked at us proudly with spaghetti on her nose and a loaf of bread in her mouth. I glanced at my mom, who was furious as she stoodContinue reading “RKS Literature: Spaghetti All Over Her Snout: BAD DOG! (Kerk Murray)”
RKS Literature: How a Dog Can Capture Your Heart Making You Realize What’s Important About Life (Kerk Murray)
“It only took a few weeks for Chelsea to find her way into my heart- and for me to find my way into hers. With each passing day, she was willing to become more vulnerable as I continued to meet her where she was. Trust was built as I patiently learned about her boundaries andContinue reading “RKS Literature: How a Dog Can Capture Your Heart Making You Realize What’s Important About Life (Kerk Murray)”
RKS 2026 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WINES: Longyu Estate 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon
What do we hear about China and its wines? That they know little about wine. That they are obsessed with prestige and mix enormously expensive first growth Bordeaux with Coca-Cola. I suspect this may be hogwash but until in China touring their wineries what do I know? As a lawyer I know hearsay evidence isContinue reading “RKS 2026 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WINES: Longyu Estate 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon”
RKS Literature: An Author Responds to Reviews of His Work (Henry James)
“ I don’t read things in the newspapers unless they’re thrust upon me as that one was-it’s always one’s best friend who does it. But I used to read them sometimes-ten years ago. I dare say they were in general rather stupider then; at any rate it always struck me they missed my little pointContinue reading “RKS Literature: An Author Responds to Reviews of His Work (Henry James)”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: AM I LIVING NATALIE IMBRUGLIA’S SONG “TORN”?
AM I LIVING NATALIE IMBRUGLIA’S SONG “TORN”? Some of the lyrics in Natalie Imbruglia’s 1977 hit “Torn” read, “I’m cold, ashamed lying naked on the floor…”. I endured my first grooming yesterday. Fay was telling me I was going to the doggie spa. Alright I thought, cucumber slices on my eyes, a manicure and someContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: AM I LIVING NATALIE IMBRUGLIA’S SONG “TORN”?”
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