On This Well-Written Wednesday, Where There Is Smoke

by Saxon Henry

The first time I watched the movie Smoke, I couldn’t imagine myself living in a Brooklyn neighborhood surrounded by the world character, Auggie Wren, photographed from the same spot at the same time every morning. Fast-forward 15 years, and here I am! I was recently reminded of the film, written and co-direct by Paul Auster, when I read a review of his new book, Report from the Interior, in The Boston Globe. I’m a long-time fan of the author’s fiction, nonfiction...