tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post510515013508219806..comments2024-03-28T11:09:49.882-04:00Comments on Great but Forgotten: A New Leaf/Elaine MayChuck Rothmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903706448043066253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-67904271416393579662024-01-07T12:28:43.441-05:002024-01-07T12:28:43.441-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jayson J. Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819276350348456972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-32281226630059783642012-05-22T08:53:47.898-04:002012-05-22T08:53:47.898-04:00Glen beat me to it, but he's totally right.
T...Glen beat me to it, but he's totally right.<br /><br />The work of Jack Ritchie would make for a good "Great but Forgotten" entry. He spent pretty much his entire writing career cranking out these tiny stories constructed in much the same way a watchmaker constructs a fine watch. I like to think of him as the Howard Waldrop of the mystery community.Dwight Brownhttp://www.sportsfirings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-28049948724385432012-05-20T14:39:22.318-04:002012-05-20T14:39:22.318-04:00Chuck, if you've never read Jack Ritchie's...Chuck, if you've never read Jack Ritchie's short stories, of which <i>A New Leaf</i> was based on one ("The Green Heart"), I urge you to find a copy of <b>Little Boxes of Bewilderment</b>. I agree with you that May is a rare find, but in this case it was also a great story she was working from.Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028405980321902568noreply@blogger.com