Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Tiny Planet Filled With Liars-A Fleet Eternal Story by Stephen M.A. (2020)- Begin with a world based on corporate economics, where value is based on profitability. Add in an external threat from a fleet of ships that appear once a month in a massive attack. And a terrible “error” that kills thousands, unprofitably. Through all... Continue Reading →
The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne (1922) – Two young friends play Holmes and Watson when the long-lost brother of their country manor host suddenly appears, and just as suddenly dies. Their host disappears and now they have to weave the threads of the mystery together in a classic “locked room” mystery. Yes,... Continue Reading →
337 by M. Jonathan Lee (Hideaway Fall) - When Sam Darte’s mother left a note with her wedding ring on the kitchen table, he knew his life would never be the same. That teenage version of himself could not envision the devastation that would echo through his life for years. His family would tear itself... Continue Reading →
Up The Creek by Alissa Grosso (2020 Glitter Pigeon Press) - Book 1 in the Culver Creek Series follows a family, each with dark secrets, and a police detective who moved to the small town in Pennsylvania to escape his own demons. A cold case murder will bind them all together. Lance and Caitlin struggle... Continue Reading →
The upside of the Great Quarantine of 2020 has been that I’ve read a lot of books. At the end of the year I went on a history binge. It's one of my favorite categories under normal circumstances, so I had lots of time to dig in. So, let's start the year with three for... Continue Reading →
(PLUS - My Top Reads of the Year!) After a tough year for reading in 2019, my goal was to get back on track. I achieved that goal with ease! 30 book reviews this year, plus a handful of other books that I read just to keep reading fun. It was a great year, with... Continue Reading →
When we get together, the stories come out. It's what people do. For Christmas, these are three of the best, most beloved stories ever written in English. Together with the stories "Behind the Story", biographies of the authors, how two of them helped create Christmas as we know it today, and ways for your family... Continue Reading →
A Classic Lost and Then Recovered My goal this year was to expand the diversity of my reading. While my reading list has included female authors and authors of color, it has been dominated by white men. This is the last book of that effort for 2020. I'll talk about what I've learned in my... Continue Reading →
I do not understand how I have avoided reading John Scalzi to this point. Talk about a writer in my wheelhouse! Science Fiction with a bit of an attitude, Hugo award winner, buncha other writing bric-à-brac to keep his walls decorated. The only thing I can think is that he hit the big time in... Continue Reading →
Destiny of the Republic – A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard (2011) – James A. Garfield was popular and respected leader elected President of the United States, much against his will. There were high hopes for this self-made man, and the change he could bring to the... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 