The Therapy of Reading
When I take the time to actually think about it, I have always read and written stories and poems as a sort of therapy, a way to deal with the…
Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is an absolute train wreck. And not at all like that sounds. It depicts a train wreck of what our society has become.…
Winter Wonderland
With Northwest Arkansas experiencing record sustained cold temperatures, I dressed appropriately in layers when I went out to clean the snow and ice off the car and the driveway and…
2020: What a Year!
Many unexpected things happened during the year. One of the most exciting is that I committed to 38 books when I participated in the annual Goodreads[dot]com reading challenge but finished…
Mr. Williams Knocks It Out of the Park Again
During my senior year in high school back in 1988, I paid the criminal price of $19.95 for a hardback book from DAW publishing. The tale of a young kitchen…
The Magnificent Masters of Florence
Without much fanfare—at least that I noticed—an 8-episode series started on NetFlix in December 2016. Medici: Masters of Florence, starring Game of Thrones alumni Richard Madden, is a historical period…
I Love Movies on the Big Screen
One of the things that I most look forward to when life starts to more resemble normalcy is my almost-weekly trip to the movie theater. I love sitting in the…
I Miss Snow
We have not received much snow here in Arkansas over the last half-decade, and that saddens me. Perhaps I am odd. I love the snow. Winter is my favorite season.…
Escapism at Its Best
It has been a while since I posted here on my blog. My apologies. With the chaos swirling around our world the past couple of months, I got swept up…
Kill Them with Kindness
More often than not, it pays to nice.