Blogs in January 1970

Ivan and Misha 1st January 1970

In “Ivan and Misha”, Michael Alenyikov portrays the complexities of love, sexuality, and the bonds of family with boldness and lyric sensitivity. As the Soviet Union collapses, two young brothers are whisked away from Kiev by their father to...

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Dog Fight 1st January 1970

Set Queens. lfredo Batista has some worries. Okay, a lot of worries. His older brother, Jose-sorry, Tariq-is returning from a stretch in prison after an unsuccessful robbery, a burglary that Alfredo was supposed to be part of. So now...

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In the Shadow of Gotham 1st January 1970

At the dawn of the twentieth century, a deranged killer is on the prowl. New York, 1905. After losing his fiancee in the General Slocum ferry disaster, Detective Simon Ziele transferred to a country town north of Manhattan in...

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The Falls 1st January 1970

Ariah and Gilbert go to Niagara Falls on their honeymoon. After Gilbert’s sudden death she carries a huge amount of guilt and goes on to conjure up a formidable family saga. Also pertinent is The Love Canal Incident (Love...

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The Broom of the System 1st January 1970

The mysterious disappearance of her great- grandmother and twenty-five other elderly inmates from a Shaker Heights nursing home has left Lenore Stonecipher Beadsman emotionally stranded on the edge of the Great Ohio Desert. But that is simply one problem...

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