The above illustration, "Blowing Bubbles," has been adapted for use here by generous permission from the artist, Cyril Rolando.

April 14, 2009

Life imitates art, lacks the irony.

I saw this article this morning about a 5-year old riding unchaperoned on the NYC subway. A parent's nightmare. I couldn't help but be reminded of an outstanding short story I read earlier this year: Going, Going, Gone by Peter Blauner. The story appeared in Best American Mystery Stories of 2007 but you can listen to it, if you're not familiar with the story, here on one of NPR's Selected Shorts program. Be patient, give it a few seconds to start loading and get through NPR's intro.
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5 comments:

  1. pattinase (abbott)April 14, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    Thanks for the site. I've been looking for something to listen to while I put in my miles.

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  2. le0pard13April 14, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    This was great, Corey. Took this in while configuring an old portable at work. Wonderful short story, read by a favorite of mine. Keith Szarabajka, besides being a fine character actor in film (remember him in The Dark Knight?) and TV (first caught him The Equalizer), but he also works as a audiobook narrator. Flawless delivery. Thank you for the post.

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  3. Corey WildeApril 14, 2009 at 5:50 PM

    Glad you enjoyed it, Michael. I wasn't familiar with Szarabajka's name but I really like his reading.

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  4. le0pard13April 14, 2009 at 6:22 PM

    I know you've seen him. He played Mickey Kostmayer, the young protégé of Edward Woodard's The Equalizer.

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  5. Corey WildeApril 14, 2009 at 10:01 PM

    Wow, been a long time since I even thought about Mickey! Sure, now I know who he is. I've seen him in a lot of things, just never learned his name. He played a lawyer on some of the Law & Order eps, the ex-husband of the character played by Carey Lowell. Thanks for clueing me in.

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