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Oh man. For a while this morning, I was down with Goya, a guy’s pendulous balls and el ojo de culo, never mind those zealous Toledo Cistercians and their ways with a marzipan eel (Toledo: a thriving and vibrant hub of Jewish life and learning), and then I end up here! Cool.

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Thanks for reading. Yes, I'm "all over the ice" as they say in Canadian hockey circles. I'm loving your David family saga (https://nicolassutro.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile) but had to look up "gloriole"-- on first reading thought it had a bit of the ojo de culo about it too...

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I’m delighted you’re enjoying The Tainted Gloriole. Really.

One could say that the queerness of my story makes your interrogation of the word gloriole and linking it with Goya’s ojo de culo was both perceptive and funny.

And, I dig “all over the ice”.

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Jan 14Liked by Christopher Mooney

You got me hooked too! ... But pourquoi Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada?? France is far away, non?

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Far away indeed! And I’ve never been there. And my father was born there... I’ll get back to the French world soon, promis !

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Jan 14Liked by Christopher Mooney

What happens next

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Jan 14·edited Jan 14Author

Well, don't want to give anything away but it was 123 years ago so... they all die.

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Being doomed isn’t anything new.

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But how , why and when

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Natural causes for the most part

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Good gracious, you're prolific! Congratulations on the new series!

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Thank LC. Super interesting research-- first case 1901, second case 1983. I'm having fun!

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Crois moi, I am intrigued... So no need to change gears, I too was born there and still have a book on the legendary criminals of Manitoba from that same era that my Maman gave me.

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