A Rally of Writers
I went to the A Rally of Writers conference over the weekend, not quite knowing what to expect beyond the printed workshop itinerary. The first surprise was the mid-April weather: […]
Category Archives: Reading
Maturity
Every now and again, I will see something in my world wide web wanderings that pulls me up short. Not “Ooh, I gotta get one of those” short, but more […]
Worried
I saw a couple of things this past weekend that gave me cause for pause. The first was the comments section attached to a New York Times story about a […]
Big Cities, Big Ideas?
I like to read a lot of what the library categorizes as “Action/Suspense.” It seems that the majority of the books I have read are set in large cities. Daniel […]
Drive
When taking in a story of any sort – novel, movie, comic book – one of the questions I ask myself is “Why is (the main character) doing what they […]
Remembering Mom
Today was a long day… we buried my mother this morning. Mom died after a nasty bout with cancer. She was one of those people who ate right, exercised, saw […]
Things for Which I Am Grateful
Well, here we are. Another year has gone by, and the planet spins merrily on. Things for which I am grateful in the New Year: – My loving wife, Susan […]
Leaving Our Words Behind
My friend Jenna was killed in a car accident last week. I hadn’t known her for very long; we were co-workers and I have only been at my current job […]
Anti-Heroes
Pop culture is rife with anti-heroes. You can’t swing a dead cat in a movie theater or bookstore without hitting one. According to Wikipedia, the anti-hero dates back to Lord […]
Sidekicks
Just what the heck is a sidekick anyway? According to Wikipedia, the term originated in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. In pickpocket slang, the “kick” pocket was the […]
