Posts Tagged ‘ Noir ’

Fine Pairings: Schlafly Oatmeal Stout and Paul Tremblay’s The Little Sleep

November 26, 2011
Fine Pairings: Schlafly Oatmeal Stout and Paul Tremblay’s The Little Sleep

Schlafly Oatmeal Stout pairs well with Paul Tremblay’s The Little Sleep. When enjoying a book about a narcoleptic detective, coffee immediately comes to mind. The roasted barley and oatmeal with coffee and raisin notes helps me to empathize with the character of Mark Genevich, drowsy yet always searching for the morning breakfast-and-coffee perk needed to keep me going.  My wish for you, dear reader, is for less violence and misery than befalls Private Investigator Genevich when enjoying your Oatmeal Stout.…

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Finale by Paul A. Toth: The Entire First Chapter

November 19, 2009

EIGHT

Divided I crawled, semi-united I stood, and disembodied I fell. All I ever wanted was to walk the line like Johnny Cash, strong and true, but the line walked me until that letter arrived, and then it stomped me. It might be said it wasn’t even a line but a circle or a hole.

I ran my fingernail along the words, pressed deep into the paper by what must have been more punching than typing.

“If I were you, I’d keep your potatoes peeled. Make sure they don’t get mashed. Maybe then you’ll keep your eyes on one girl. Or maybe you won’t stay in one place until you’re dead.”…

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