Monthly Archives: December 2020

Nutrient on the History Channel Show Alone

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

A central preoccupation of the show Alone is, naturally enough, how to get enough food to stay alive. The show has featured survivors who have made deadfall traps to catch mice, eaten slugs, and relied on seaweed to keep themselves … Continue reading →

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My Writing in my Writing

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

Although I never made note of it before, I noticed when I was editing my latest book—The View from Vancouver—that I had slipped in references to my other books. At first I made little of it, and presumed I was … Continue reading →

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My Brother’s Dinner with Andre

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

I have a special relationship with Louis Malle’s 1981 Hollywood cum arthouse film My Dinner with Andre. Although normally such a declaration would be followed by a revelation about how I was related to one of the actors, perhaps Wallace … Continue reading →

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