Holocaust Books "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” ~ George R.R. Martin Thanks, Game of Thrones. I can almost hear the TV show's theme song playing in my head right now. The experience of walking in another person's shoes is one of the primary … Continue reading Holocaust Books
If you are of a literary bent... Which I'm not. I mean, I like to read. A lot. An unnatural and unhealthy amount. But literary? No. Nerdy. Bookish. Dorky. Something more like that. Which is why it's no big surprise that I've never read a literary journal. Until now. The feature article in this month's … Continue reading If you are of a literary bent
Trash Talk My friend watches a YouTube channel, Northern Mudlarks, featuring a Scottish mother-daughter team who hunt for (dubious) treasure along riverbanks and other shores. They find mud, reliably, and tiny pieces of the past that they analyze for value and meaning. Could that pot shard be from a moonshine jug? Could that pipe have … Continue reading Trash talk
Good Wives, Warriors, and Myths What do these three things have in common? A book - two books, really, and they're both amazing. Is it the illustrations, done in fantabulistic detail and psychedelic color? Yes. Is it the sparse, visually invocative writing, just enough to make each creature come alive? Yes. But most importantly, it's … Continue reading Good Wives, Warriors, and Myths
the Complete Handbook of Novel Writing This book has soup spilled on it, sand between the covers, sprinkles of rain, and a lovely pattern of (my) dirty fingerprints along the edges. Clearly, it is a good book. Unfortunately, it's also a library book. So, I ordered another copy to return to the library. But then, … Continue reading the Complete Handbook of Novel Writing
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