With “Künstlerromane” such as “Hermann Ifinger” he at last convinced people he was a writer with ideas, and with his two last novels, “Die Osterinsel” and “Die Rothenburger” he has stepped into the front rank of German novelists.

If you can't find pastured chickens, the next best thing is to buy organic.

Stan’s wife, Merle, loaned me her wedding dress for my “something borrowed.” Viola served as bride’s maid and my only attendant.

You can crank the engine until the cows come home, but it won’t start without fuel.