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On Holiday with Old Scratch- a book review

"Reading No Tears for Old Scratch" copyright 2014 Kristin Fouquet With his third book, No Tears for Old Scratch , Ken Wohlrob takes us and his protagonist, Biff [*-----------] (surname ungiven and possibly unpronounceable), on a bus ride out of New York City. The destination is Knob's End, given the title *The Holiest Town in America* because of its community effort, "The Graveyard of the Innocent." Outsider Biff immediately raises suspicion in the townsfolk, who want to keep their secrets unearthed. Being a British, fedora-wearing, irreverent, old codger, he cannot help but to attract attention. In stark contrast to Knob's End denizens, readers mostly gravitating to Danielle Steele and The Bible, Biff is erudite. He enjoys insulting them with Shakespearian quotes and even calls a cockroach Gregor. As a self-proclaimed salesman, he has traveled extensively. Yet presently, he begins to wonder if he is becoming obsolete. Doubt and shades of an ident...

Forty-Four

Forty-four, Kristin Fouquet, September 18, 2014 TBT- two Thursdays ago was my forty-fourth birthday. When I was in my early twenties, I didn’t think I’d live this long for a couple of reasons. Although I still have much to learn and accomplish, I think my younger self would be proud of me now. Cheers to existence!