Author Archives: jaurquhart

©2012 By Jack A. Urquhart  (170 words) Who would’ve thought a story about star-crossed teens battling terminal cancer could be such an engaging, not to mention uplifting read? But that is what John Green manages in his lovely novel, The … Continue reading →

©2012 By Jack A. Urquhart  (132 words) Mantel is more than gifted—she’s an outright genius. If you read her Man Booker prize-winning Wolf Hall, you’ll know what I mean. Bring Up The Bodies (also a Man Booker winner) continues the … Continue reading →

©2012 (700 words) Last weekend, the central Florida burg where my partner and I live held its annual residential Garden Tour.  It’s a big deal in these parts—a pay-for-view event that affords locals and out-of-towners the opportunity to access some … Continue reading →

By Jack A. Urquhart ©2012 (992 words) Recently the UK’s Mail Online ran an article entitled, “Do you have Celebrity Worship Syndrome?” along with a quiz “to measure the reader’s ‘CWS’ symptoms”.  One of the T/F quiz statements was, “I enjoy … Continue reading →

By Jack A. Urquhart ©2012  (1500 words) Last week I received an e-mail from a stranger—a response to a comment I’d posted at an online publication. “Beware what you commit to the Internet,” a much more cautious friend is always … Continue reading →

By Jack A. Urquhart ©2012 (890 words) I have been trying to fathom what it is about Edith Pearlman’s marvelous Binocular Vision (Lookout Books, January 2011) that makes this story collection such a treasure.  That is why it was almost … Continue reading →

By Jack A. Urquhart ©2012  (881 words) On August 11, 1998, I met my spouse, Raymond, at a San Francisco coffee-house.  Church Street it was, a Tuesday afternoon if I recall correctly.  A recent transplant from Boulder, Colorado, I’d been … Continue reading →

By Jack A. Urquhart ©2012 (700 words) Pity parties are never fun.  After all, there’s really nothing to celebrate, and who wants to be invited.  Nevertheless, I’ll admit I’ve been whooping it up lately, mostly in private but not always, … Continue reading →

By Jack A. Urquhart ©2012 (885 words) Though Father’s Day is well behind us, I have been stuck lately in Daddyland unable to shake the notion that even though my children have somehow managed to reach adulthood in one piece, … Continue reading →