Author Archives: Granger Meador
Cheever’s Wapshots
A decade ago I purchased Kindle edition of The Stories of John Cheever, a collection which won a Pulitzer. I knew The New Yorker had published over 120 of his short stories, and I knew that The Swimmer, a 1968 … Continue reading
Closing Windows
After forty years, I have finally bidden farewell to Microsoft Windows. I had stopped using it at home in the spring of 2024, and my retirement at the end of June 2026 meant that I no longer used it at … Continue reading
Final Outings with Carlton Keith
The autumn of 2020 featured pandemic travel restrictions, and one of my responses was to collect from around the world each of the six adult mysteries authored by Carlton Keith, a pseudonym for Keith Robertson, who used his real name … Continue reading
Escaping to Scotland with Mary Stewart
Mary Stewart’s second novel, Wildfire at Midnight, is set on the coast of the Isle of Skye off the northwest coast of Scotland. The first of her suspense romances I had read was her seventh, The Moon-Spinners of 1962, which … Continue reading
PNW 2026, Days 9 & 10: South Lake Union
We returned from Canada to Seattle on Independence Day, our nation’s 250th birthday. Knowing that Seattle traditionally had a big fireworks show on Lake Union, I had booked us a room at the Silver Cloud Hotel there with a view … Continue reading
Meador Manor 