Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
This is the first in a series of reviews of short story collections. All part of my careful campaign to bring short stories back to the respect they deserve. See "Focus on the Short Story" Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (2015) - A collection of 20 stories and poems that display the author's... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
"Spots the Space Marine - Defense of the Fiddler" by M.C.A. Hogarth (2011) - An under-strength unit of Space Marines battle an insect-like alien race on a distant planet. Helping them is "The Fiddler", a member of the same alien race that is also at war. When a thirty-year-old Marine reservist is called up to active duty,... Continue Reading →
The Complete King Arthur - Many Faces, One Hero" by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews. Inner Traditions (2017) - In English culture, there are few figures to challenge the stature of King Arthur. The question of the historical basis of Arthur, and therefore all the stories that surround him, has raged for centuries. Dozens of sites... Continue Reading →
Rogue Lawyer (2015) and Sycamore Row (2013) by John Grisham - I can't tell you if John Grisham is a great writer. There is no argument that he is a great storyteller. On this blog there is no higher praise possible. His books routinely make their way to the top of the bestseller lists and... Continue Reading →
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) - A bored little girl finds more adventure than she really wanted when she falls down a rabbit hole one sunny summer day. Written by a mathematician from a story he made up over the course of a couple summer outings with the daughters of... Continue Reading →
Everybody Had An Ocean - Music and Mayhem in 1960's Los Angeles - by William McKeen, (2017), Chicago Review Press - An enthralling look at rock and roll growing up. Anchored by the story of the Beach Boys, McKeen covers everyone from Jan and Dean to Charles Manson. The history cover is sprawling and it... Continue Reading →
The Mystery of Cloomber by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1888) - On a secluded coastline of Scotland, two families are brought together. Cloomber Hall is occupied by the family of a retired Indian Army general. They wall themselves in against a threat that only they can see. One stormy night, a shipwreck off the coast... Continue Reading →
Darwin's Selection- Volume 1: A Whole New World by Christopher Slater (The Story Plant - 2017) - Darwin Woodman is a brand new college student when things begin to get weird. It starts with a dog. A really big dog that seems to follow her around. Soon she is confronted with a disturbing reality. Not... Continue Reading →
River City Blues by Ward Howarth (2016) - World War II veteran Bennie Sherwood comes home to Richmond after a tour of duty that took him to the grim fighting on Guadalcanal. Following in his father's footsteps, he joins the Richmond Police Department. He's also trying to solve the mystery of the old man's murder.... Continue Reading →
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