Review No. 179: Las Palmas 786 Elsinger Blvd. (501) 329-5010 81.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: It must be admitted we are running low on Conway restaurants that are not part of fast-food chains, so we set about searching through our list and discovered this little gem among the fast… Continue reading Las Palmas
Author: Jay Ruud
Wallace Stevens’ “The Idea of Order at Key West”
Fresh Donuts
Review No. 178: Fresh Donuts 855 South German Lane, Suite 4 (501) 504-6037 80.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said:I came down with a cold that He Said so generously shared with me, so I was free eating and not exercising. This gave me the motivation and opportunity to add doughnuts… Continue reading Fresh Donuts
Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments”
The Testaments Margaret Atwood (2019) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shakespeare-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’76’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Ruud Rating 4 Shakespeares [/av_image] Unless you’ve been living in a cave the past few months, you are probably aware that TheTestaments, Margaret Atwood’s long-awaited sequel to TheHandmaid’sTale, was released on September 10 and, a month later on… Continue reading Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments”
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (Excerpt)
Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap Ruben Fleischer (2019) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Susanns.jpg’ attachment=’78’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=10” appearance=’on-hover’] 2 JACQUELINE SUSANNS [/av_image] Has it really been ten years since the original Zombieland? I know time is supposed to move faster the older you get, but I’m thinking I must be about 159 by now, since… Continue reading Zombieland: Double Tap
New China Buffet
Review No. 177: New China Buffet 2104 Harkrider St., #101 (501) 764-1886 80.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: I had a date to have lunch with my daughter for the first time in awhile, and we needed to do a review, so we killed two birds with one stone. (I… Continue reading New China Buffet
Margaret Atwood’s “Habitation”
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow Thomas Pynchon (1973) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Susanns.jpg’ attachment=’78’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=10” appearance=’on-hover’] 2 JACQUELINE SUSANNS [/av_image] I was familiar with Thomas Pynchon from having written a senior honors thesis as an undergraduate in 1972 on what writers in those days were calling “the absurd novel.” Alhough I focused on John… Continue reading Gravity’s Rainbow
Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
Review No. 176: Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard 1040 S. Amity Road (501) 358-6221 80.0 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said:We had our twin 5-year-old grandsons for the weekend, and we like to keep things moving with them, so after our church’s Oktoberfest concluded, we tooled on over to Rita’s… Continue reading Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard