We pause a moment in our countdown of greatest American Novels to report to you on, of all things, a Korean writer named Bae Suah. Ms. Suah is a writer of daring fiction. Her style is unique. There is a psychological tension to her stories. Her voice is singularly her own. She is the first and only female Korean writer of fiction we have ever come across. Ms. Suah's wikipedia page is here.
We read her Novella "Highway With Green Apples" in the December 18, 2013, edition of "Day One", a Kindle publication that publishes one work of short fiction every week. Outside of purchasing the 12/18/13 edition of Day One from Amazon, we are not sure how you can access her fiction. But the effort is well worth it. Bae Suah is the reason we read: to discover the surprising voice that takes you to places you have never been and can never get to (the mind of a young, dissatisfied Korean sales girl, for instance).
And if you perchance enjoy new fiction, then we highly recommend the dollar a week cost of a "Day One" Kindle subscription. Reading a new short story over lunch is the perfect way to unwind from a hard morning in court.
SURVIVOR POOL: Weisman vs. Lurvey. South Beach Style vs. Aventura Attitude. It all comes down to week 16. It has been a remarkable run and we have decided that if both pick a winner today they will be crowned co-champions, and forever more, making it to week sixteen will henceforth be known as a "Weisman-Lurvey" (yeah, we know, it needs some work. It sounds more like a comet or a new subatomic particle than a survivor pool achievement.).
Weisman thinks the answer to his championship hopes are the Tennessee Titans, while Lurvey is confident the Bengals will dispatch the Ravens and crown him champ.
Stay tuned as selections 7,6,5,4 are posted as the 2013 REGJB Blog's Greatest American Novel countdown continues.
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/12/29/dodgers-talk-to-puig-after-his-latest-arrest/ DEAR YASIL, JUST BECAUSE U ARE RICH AND WE ARE POOR DOES NOT MEAN THAT U CAN DRIVE LIKE AN IDIOT. BUT NOW THAT U HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR THIS U WILL SOON REALIZE, THAT BECAUSE WE ARE POOR AND U ARE RICH U CAN BUY YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS CHARGE ALSO. COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE $5 PER HOUR, BUT WHO'S ASKING.
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You can "coin" a name for your week sixteen suicide co-winners whatever you want, Rumpole, but only once in your Suicide Pool history has someone gone sixteen weeks to win outright; without losing a single week. As I recall, Weisman and Lurvey both lost in week 12.
I therfore demand my own week sixteen winner's name ;)
Seriously though, congrats to both Weisman and Lurvey on their great run this year. But I still think Colby won the whole thing. Or at least he thinks so.
Ken and Dan. Welcome to the winners Club.
RF, 2009 Suicide Pool Champ. Week Sixteen.
Former Judge Jonathan Colby wins the Suicide Pool with his pick of the Chargers over the Chiefs this week.
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Please forward this to 20 of your friends and followers....
MC WASTE SERVICES: STOP YELLING AT YASIL.
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If you're complaining that you're poor then perhaps you should be working harder instead of re-posting news stories on legal websites.
Based on your comments you should be complaining about being uneducated.