The God's Wife by Lynn Voedisch (2013) - Two young women fight for control over their lives separated by thousands of years but connected spiritually. Rebecca is a dancer in modern Chicago who has been tapped to dance the lead in a new version of Aida. Neferet is a 16 year old princess of Egypt.... Continue Reading →
Book Review – The Rockin' Chair
The Rockin' Chair by Steven Manchester (2013) - This is the story of the family of Alice and Big John McCarthy. It is a touching story of a family that has never mastered the art of being family. When Alice dies patriarch John finds himself without the buffer of his beloved wife between himself, his... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Be The Monkey
Be The Monkey - Ebooks and Self-Publishing - A Conversation Between Authors Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath This is a different kind of book about the new different kind of books. Eisler and Konrath are successful authors who are making money (even serious money) by publishing digitally. The book is the record of a live... Continue Reading →
Intellectual Terrorism, Media Bingeing, Well Excuse Me
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. 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... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Inferno
Inferno by Dan Brown (2013) - Robert Langdon is back again using his knowledge of symbols to save the world. This time it is the philosophy of Transhumanism, which believes that humans need to enter into the process of their own evolution, that stands at the center of the threat. One genius has come up... Continue Reading →
Book Review – More Forensics and Fiction
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered by D.P. Lyle, M.D. (2012) - D.P. Lyle has worked as a consultant to TV shows like "CSI Miami", "House" and "Law and Order". He's also made quite a little cottage industry out of writing books about forensics science including a series of books where... Continue Reading →
Book Review – The Crime of Julian Wells
The Crime of Julian Wells by Thomas H. Cook (2012) - What do you do when your best friend from childhood commits suicide? Julian Wells is a well known crime writer who specializes in getting inside the heads of some of the worst serial killers around the globe. Did his subject matter finally become too... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Flesh and Bone
Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass (2007) - Set against the backdrop of the University of Tennessee's legendary "Body Farm" forensic researcher Dr. Bill Brockton finds himself accused of the gruesome murder of a beautiful medical examiner that he had been working with on a case. Video evidence seems to seal the deal so he... Continue Reading →
Book Review – The Kingmaking
The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick - (2009) - It takes a certain amount of courage to take on one of the most familiar legends in the English language. Most of us have seen several versions of the story of King Arthur, Guinevere and the Knights of the Round Table. It's a pretty well established story.... Continue Reading →
Book Review – The Black Count
The Black Count - Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss (2012) - If you are at all familiar with French literature you know the name Dumas. Alexandre Dumas (pere) and Alexandre Dumas (fils). Father and son, and two of the great names of French writing. Unknown to me,... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 