Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
So, What Does Fairy Puke Smell Like? The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar (2006) - A group of fairies from Cornwall and Scotland find themselves drunk and confused in New York City. The two from Scotland believe that Scottish folk music would improve through a strong dose of heavy metal. Meanwhile, the... Continue Reading →
Dive Deep To Find Truths You May Not Want To Know Midnight, Water City by Chris McKinney (2021) - Forty years ago, an asteroid threatened Earth with destruction. It was Akira Kimura that identified and then neutralized the threat, making her the savior of humanity. When she feels threatened, she calls on her former bodyguard/friend... Continue Reading →
Struggling Against The Tide The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck (1961) - The only remaining valuable part of Ethan Hawley’s long, aristocratic family’s history is the name. His father squandered the family fortune and now his son works as a grocery clerk in his hometown. To regain his self image and the respect... Continue Reading →
Atlas Hugged by David Sloan Wilson (2020) - Years after his grandfather disappeared, and his father grew rich from the legend of John Galt, John Galt III begins a movement to repair and replace his ancestors destructive philosophy. In its place, he offers a revolution of the mind and spirit. I'll get this out of... Continue Reading →
I've Never Read "Dracula" That's right. After decades of sometimes obsessive reading, across genres, for school and for pleasure, I have never read the iconic vampire novel. In my defense, I'm not much of a horror fan. I prefer Stephen King's more science fictiony titles ("The Stand", "The Dead Zone") to his outright horror. I... Continue Reading →
Neil Gaiman takes us on a trip below Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (1997) - Richard Mayhew isn't special. He's a nice guy with an ordinary life. Until he stops to help a young woman bleeding on the sidewalk. From that moment, his life would never be ordinary again. Mayhew enters the world that exists below... Continue Reading →
Masks and riddles, captivating and elusive, this is Venice The City of Falling Angels (2005) by John Berendt The historic La Fenice Opera House in Venice burns and around it, one of the most unique cities in the world tries to understand. Will it be rebuilt? Can it be rebuilt? John Berendt takes us inside... Continue Reading →
Edward Hopper by Carol Troyen (2007)- A collection of nine essays on the life and art of one of the United States’ most celebrated painters. It includes over 100 paintings as examples. This is a massive book, printed on high-quality paper. Originally a companion to a large traveling Hopper exhibition, the result is the classic... Continue Reading →
Two Favorites in One Crunch Treat! Smoke and Mirrors – Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman (1998) I love short stories, and over the last several years I have developed a deep appreciation of Neil Gaiman. So this was a wonderful surprise when I found it on the library shelf. In today’s literary world,... Continue Reading →
Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events by Brent Spiner (2021) Brent Spiner (Data on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”) wrote a book that is part memoir, part noir mystery, part novel, and part behind-the-scenes look at the beloved, long-running science fiction franchise. The problem is that it’s not enough of any of them... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 