Greg Stone
@gregstoneauthor.bsky.social
Media consultant and mystery novelist (Dangerous Inspiration and Deadline on Arrival). My detective has synesthesia, commingling his senses. Have also published 3 business books. Posts on art, literature, etc. — whatever I'm thinking. See gregstone.com.
A tree in Belmont, MA.
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A tree in Belmont, MA.
I just finished the superb novel Bel Canto.
The New York Times rated it #98 on a recent list of the 100 best books of this century. IMHO, it should have been in the top 10.
The New York Times rated it #98 on a recent list of the 100 best books of this century. IMHO, it should have been in the top 10.
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I just finished the superb novel Bel Canto.
The New York Times rated it #98 on a recent list of the 100 best books of this century. IMHO, it should have been in the top 10.
The New York Times rated it #98 on a recent list of the 100 best books of this century. IMHO, it should have been in the top 10.
This is idiotic. Your call in the order it was received? How can a one-item series have an order? What if your mom said you were born in the order that I delivered you?
NO: Companies should say, "Calls [plural] will be answered in the order they were received."
NO: Companies should say, "Calls [plural] will be answered in the order they were received."
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is idiotic. Your call in the order it was received? How can a one-item series have an order? What if your mom said you were born in the order that I delivered you?
NO: Companies should say, "Calls [plural] will be answered in the order they were received."
NO: Companies should say, "Calls [plural] will be answered in the order they were received."
Attended the No Kings rally today in Lexington, MA. Peaceful protest is as American as apple pie.
October 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Attended the No Kings rally today in Lexington, MA. Peaceful protest is as American as apple pie.
Lines and lines.
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lines and lines.
My latest newsletter, with tips on managing stage fright, an all-too-common concern. See createsend.com/t/t-FE9B5DE3...
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My latest newsletter, with tips on managing stage fright, an all-too-common concern. See createsend.com/t/t-FE9B5DE3...
I recommend this whodunit, set in a rural area in Ghana. It's a murder mystery/family story. #booksky #mysteries
September 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I recommend this whodunit, set in a rural area in Ghana. It's a murder mystery/family story. #booksky #mysteries
Make of this what you will.
August 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Make of this what you will.
Fresh garlic from our garden, thanks to my wife Mary’s genius green thumb.
August 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Fresh garlic from our garden, thanks to my wife Mary’s genius green thumb.
Was Claude Monet in a rut? After all, he painted the pond behind his house in Giverny countless times: “It is not 200 meters around,” he said, “yet its image awakens in you the idea of infinity.”
Each painting is the same as all the others in many ways, but never boring.
Each painting is the same as all the others in many ways, but never boring.
August 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Was Claude Monet in a rut? After all, he painted the pond behind his house in Giverny countless times: “It is not 200 meters around,” he said, “yet its image awakens in you the idea of infinity.”
Each painting is the same as all the others in many ways, but never boring.
Each painting is the same as all the others in many ways, but never boring.
The truth about tariffs: the company importing the goods pays them, not the firm selling them.
In other words, US businesses are shelling out the dough at the borders. And they'll no doubt pass the extra cost on to consumers.
Ultimately, we pay.
In other words, US businesses are shelling out the dough at the borders. And they'll no doubt pass the extra cost on to consumers.
Ultimately, we pay.
August 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The truth about tariffs: the company importing the goods pays them, not the firm selling them.
In other words, US businesses are shelling out the dough at the borders. And they'll no doubt pass the extra cost on to consumers.
Ultimately, we pay.
In other words, US businesses are shelling out the dough at the borders. And they'll no doubt pass the extra cost on to consumers.
Ultimately, we pay.
Gotta protect the tree supports, but what about the tree itself? Cambridge, MA anomaly.
August 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Gotta protect the tree supports, but what about the tree itself? Cambridge, MA anomaly.
If you want to know what happened with regard to Russia's role in the first Trump campaign, read the Mueller report, as I did. Buy in on Amazon, then you can decide for yourself.
For the record, Mueller, a lifelong Republican, neither exonerated nor condemned Trump.
For the record, Mueller, a lifelong Republican, neither exonerated nor condemned Trump.
August 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If you want to know what happened with regard to Russia's role in the first Trump campaign, read the Mueller report, as I did. Buy in on Amazon, then you can decide for yourself.
For the record, Mueller, a lifelong Republican, neither exonerated nor condemned Trump.
For the record, Mueller, a lifelong Republican, neither exonerated nor condemned Trump.
Take this psychological test. Choose your preferred bookshelf style. What do you think it says about you?
July 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Take this psychological test. Choose your preferred bookshelf style. What do you think it says about you?
If you study a Jackson Pollock painting and think, “That’s easy, any child could do it,” think again.
I know. I tried my hand at painting in the style of Pollock. I showed it to a video editor I know who said it looks like something Pollock would have done in sixth grade. I have to agree.
I know. I tried my hand at painting in the style of Pollock. I showed it to a video editor I know who said it looks like something Pollock would have done in sixth grade. I have to agree.
July 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If you study a Jackson Pollock painting and think, “That’s easy, any child could do it,” think again.
I know. I tried my hand at painting in the style of Pollock. I showed it to a video editor I know who said it looks like something Pollock would have done in sixth grade. I have to agree.
I know. I tried my hand at painting in the style of Pollock. I showed it to a video editor I know who said it looks like something Pollock would have done in sixth grade. I have to agree.
In 1929 Kuleshov produced a short film with closeups of a bowl of soup, a dead woman, and a woman in bed, all paired with an actor's face. The audience thought he was hungry in the 1st scene, sad in the 2nd, and in love in the 3rd.
Yet in each case the actor’s face was exactly the same!
Yet in each case the actor’s face was exactly the same!
July 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In 1929 Kuleshov produced a short film with closeups of a bowl of soup, a dead woman, and a woman in bed, all paired with an actor's face. The audience thought he was hungry in the 1st scene, sad in the 2nd, and in love in the 3rd.
Yet in each case the actor’s face was exactly the same!
Yet in each case the actor’s face was exactly the same!
Morning gold in Boston.
July 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Morning gold in Boston.
Two views of a deck on a sunny day in Boston.
July 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Two views of a deck on a sunny day in Boston.
In this little known thriller from 1953, the ex-con narrator makes pronouncements like these in the style of James Cain or Raymond Chandler:
“You’ve never heard a siren until you’ve heard one looking for you and you alone."
“He said solitary itself was nothing but a room and a cot and you ..."
“You’ve never heard a siren until you’ve heard one looking for you and you alone."
“He said solitary itself was nothing but a room and a cot and you ..."
July 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In this little known thriller from 1953, the ex-con narrator makes pronouncements like these in the style of James Cain or Raymond Chandler:
“You’ve never heard a siren until you’ve heard one looking for you and you alone."
“He said solitary itself was nothing but a room and a cot and you ..."
“You’ve never heard a siren until you’ve heard one looking for you and you alone."
“He said solitary itself was nothing but a room and a cot and you ..."
Fantastic short stories!
Jumpha Lahiri’s minute observations proceed slowly but inexorably toward revelations of her characters’ inner souls.
I should have discovered her a long time ago. This book won an amply-deserved Pulitzer back in 2000.
Jumpha Lahiri’s minute observations proceed slowly but inexorably toward revelations of her characters’ inner souls.
I should have discovered her a long time ago. This book won an amply-deserved Pulitzer back in 2000.
July 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Fantastic short stories!
Jumpha Lahiri’s minute observations proceed slowly but inexorably toward revelations of her characters’ inner souls.
I should have discovered her a long time ago. This book won an amply-deserved Pulitzer back in 2000.
Jumpha Lahiri’s minute observations proceed slowly but inexorably toward revelations of her characters’ inner souls.
I should have discovered her a long time ago. This book won an amply-deserved Pulitzer back in 2000.
A "benchmark" ad in five words and a captivating pic from the Denver Water Authority. Minimalism with maximum effect.
July 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A "benchmark" ad in five words and a captivating pic from the Denver Water Authority. Minimalism with maximum effect.
Here's my latest newsletter with tips on communications, focusing on PowerPoint (my least favorite crutch), storytelling, body language, vocal emphasis, and the power of three messages.
Read it all here: createsend.com/t/t-C6ACDE38...
Read it all here: createsend.com/t/t-C6ACDE38...
July 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Here's my latest newsletter with tips on communications, focusing on PowerPoint (my least favorite crutch), storytelling, body language, vocal emphasis, and the power of three messages.
Read it all here: createsend.com/t/t-C6ACDE38...
Read it all here: createsend.com/t/t-C6ACDE38...
Is anyone surprised?
July 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Is anyone surprised?