There are no “right” or “wrong” books: a reaction
It’s time for me to engage in one of my infrequent rants. And maybe it’s not even really a rant[…]
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Read moreToday is World Aquatic Animal Day, so to celebrate, I’m featuring a couple of great books about the denizens of[…]
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Read more“On my seventh birthday, my father swore, for the first of many times, that I would die face down in[…]
Read more“Your future contains dry bones.” —How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin This story begins with a prophecy,[…]
Read moreToday is the birthday of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Famous for such novels as The Adventures of[…]
Read moreI like to play around with different poetic forms to make parodies of classic literature and popular culture. This is[…]
Read moreCan you remember what your first novel was? Mine was The Hobbit. When I was five years old, my dad[…]
Read more“I think that’s why they call it a breakthrough. It cracks you open and lets light in.” –from Eliza and[…]
Read more“Later, when they talked about that night, the boys would say that the van must have been cursed.” —Hampton Heights[…]
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