Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Holmes In Life Conan Doyle For The Defense: How Sherlock Holmes's Creator Turned Real-Life Detective and Freed a Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder by Margalit Fox (2018) – The true story of a sensational British murder, a quest for justice and the world’s most famous detective writer. Why I Like It – A perfect combination... Continue Reading →
Sex, Jazz, and a Serial Killer Empire of Sin – Sex, Jazz, Murder and the Battle for Modern New Orleans by Gary Krist (2014) Long before Las Vegas carried the name of “Sin City”, that “crown” might have belonged to New Orleans, Louisiana. Crime flourished in a city with a lax police force and politicians... Continue Reading →
Maybe Starting At The Beginning Would Be Better A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (2022) –Extraterrestrial robots, dubbed the Carls, appear on Earth, create chaos, and then disappear. In the aftermath, humanity is desperate to understand the new structure of life and knowledge. The death of their friend April, who was popularly identified with... Continue Reading →
Or How To Kill Your Brother By Riding Up A Mountain!American Flyers (1985) - Two brothers share two things-a love of bicycle racing and the possibility that what killed their father might kill them as well. Despite their conflict filled family history, the brothers decide to band together for one last race. A race that... Continue Reading →
You Bring The PopcornTime for the annual summation of the movie watching here at the Phlipside. There was a bit of a surprise waiting when I totaled the numbers. Almost half of this year’s movies ranked in the top two categories. I’m not sure that’s ever happened before.So here are the raw numbers:43 total movies... Continue Reading →
Murder in An Irish Bookshop by Carlene O’Connor (2021) Garda Siobhán O’Sullivan has got plenty to keep her busy. She’s the matriarch of her generation of the O’Sullivan clan, engaged to her sergeant (and trying to put off setting a wedding date), training a brand-new Garda, and deal with the usual issues of a small... Continue Reading →
So Much Christmas To Enjoy! I’ve decided to do some exploring in the Christmas media world this year. Over the last couple of decades, I’ve talked about my favorite, gotta-see Christmas stories. In reality, I almost never watch anything else. And there is a lot to watch! So, besides the usual suspects, I’m looking at... Continue Reading →
The Short Stories by Ernest Hemingway (1938) is a collection of 49 short stories by the American master. They cover Hemingway’s career from his early days as a war correspondent to the full bloom of his distinctive and influential style. The original publication, “The Fifth Column and The First Forty-Nine stories, Hemingway’s only play, “The... Continue Reading →
Real Mail, Not That Modern Electronic StuffThe Shop Around The Corner (1940) - Two employees at a small gift store are constantly at odds with one another. They don’t realize that they are also secret pen pals. They’ve fallen in love with their anonymous correspondents as they argue their ways through the workday.Directed... 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 →
Stories Are My Life 