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That time of year in Vermont when the Green Mountains put on a colorful sweater.

Little stroll past the house on the hill Some more coal on the fire will do well And in a week or two it'll be Halloween Set the page and the stage for the scene —"Autumn Song," Van Morrison

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Friday night fare: Meatballs Wellington. Meatballs and mozzarella in puff pastry. Eat your heart out, Pete Schweddy!

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

BOTD, Graham Greene. An all-time favorite author of the inner lives of humans under pressure. Some were spies, some were teenage gangsters, some were lovers, one was a priest but no saint.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

But I know you want to! I’ll do it: fewer.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What hits the spot better after a late evening Zoom meeting than a charcuterie supper to relax and graze upon? Nothing.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Pub Day to Matt Goldman, one of the best. Best authors, best people.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Full house at RJ Julia Booksellers to hear James R. Benn in conversation with Karen Olson about his latest—Book 21 in his Billy Boyle WW2 series, The Ninth Circle. It was a great event. His tour continues this week (see panel on right).

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Comforting supper on a Nor’easter night. Homemade chili and a cloudy beer.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'll be there! Would not miss the opportunity to hear James R. Benn!

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just watched Ep 1. Two major improvements: Adding Nigella; subtracting the sketch comedy. They have achieved the sweet and salty balance.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Better an autopen than an autocrat.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A nor’easter’s opening act.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In her Parts Unknown episode with Bourdain, she was all that. Improv on the fly and no artifice. Can’t wait to see her in the tent!

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Have not yet seen, however I hear Nigella shines.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I find myself craving these islands of peace and comfort. It's like Odysseus's crew stuffing their ears with wax.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The fruits of my labor of love this weekend.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Toasting the last weekend of summer with one fine Negroni.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

BOTD David McCallum. We shared a flight one Sunday a month from JFK to Burbank. He was commuting to play Ducky; I was a writer for Craig Ferguson. Once he asked me to write jokes for his Robert Vaughn roast and said he'd pay $5 for every one he used. He still owes me $20.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

BOTD 1932, Robert B. Parker. Such an early inspiration to me. Met him at a book signing at Vroman's in Pasadena. Instead of a book, I presented him with the bill of my Boston Braves hat. He was amused, signed it, and we had one fine chat, we did.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Agatha Christie BOTD 1890. Love this portrait of her by Kate Boxer in Manetta's Bar at Fleming's Mayfair on Half Moon Street, London.

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James McCrone @jmccrone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looking forward to seeing you this Sunday, Sept 20! #SouthPhilly

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Weekend reading follow-up: A modern Shakespearean mystery.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That peaceful Sunday feeling.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One more 25th Anniversary post. 2 weeks after, I had business in Manhattan and captured these documentary shots that made real what seemed unreal. Unseen are the railroad commuter lots full of cars whose drivers never came back to claim them. So much we can't shake.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Weekend reading. With humble thanks to the author for including me in his Acks.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

These Angells are in heaven. My friends David and Lynn Angell left Cape Cod to fly out of Boston to go to the Emmys. Their plane was the first one to hit the World Trade Center. A quarter century later, it still pains me. They were lovely, generous people who are remembered and missed like so many.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I made it easy to access KR Raye's podcast. I posted 1-click links on my website for each platform. Here's the link to take you there: www.tomstraw.com/media

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Get off my rock. And what's with the turd?

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A cautionary for those of us who like to dress up nicely and think our clothes are SMOKIN'!

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This Thursday, join the fun! To make it easy, I've posted 1-Click links to each platform here on my website: www.tomstraw.com/author-event...

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy Book Birthday to the addictively readable Jonathan Santlofer. This new one sounds like a perfect 10.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our vanity causes us to dismiss four talented humans from another century gathering to play a work of genius because there is static. The window on another time doesn't need to be spotless if the view is of spirit and greatness.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

To celebrate this Labor Day, I look for the union label.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Now Ready for Prime Time. Welcoming Paul Cavalconte to weekday mornings on NYC’s WQXR Classical after many years as weekend host. So glad.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It looks like he lost a bet.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The sound really sells it.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Trey, check your work. The "A" changes it to SHAME.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Because of him, I never go for a walk. I stroll through the crowds like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Number 6 trivia: 6 of Patrick McGoohan's Danger Man episodes were shot in Portmeirion, Wales, later known as The Village. Who else always felt Number Six was really John Drake?

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I hold an enduring affection for The Prisoner, which began shooting 60 years ago this month. My friends know this because they’re junkies, too. Everyone else is, well, unmutual.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I have another friend, a drummer, who spotted him once and he denied he was Donald. So, I feel lucky. I confess I blathered like a fanboy. He was patient with me. And quite pleasant.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Saw him in NYC about 15 years ago. He was standing outside the backstage of the Beacon, wrapping a cellphone call. I worked up my courage and we had a brief exchange. I hear he's notoriously prickly, but was very nice to me. A hero.

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tomstraw @tomstraw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So long to Jeff Spurgeon who just signed off his morning show on WQXR to begin his retirement after 30 years at New York City's classical music station. Godspeed, sir. And thank you.

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