Category: Feature

Today is the 81st anniversary of D-Day. Few remain who participated in that historic operation, but they–and all of the[…]

It’s time for me to engage in one of my infrequent rants. And maybe it’s not even really a rant[…]

Today is World Aquatic Animal Day, so to celebrate, I’m featuring a couple of great books about the denizens of[…]

Queen Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, died on this day in 1603. She was succeeded by[…]

“On my seventh birthday, my father swore, for the first of many times, that I would die face down in[…]

“Your future contains dry bones.” —How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin This story begins with a prophecy,[…]

Today is the birthday of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Famous for such novels as The Adventures of[…]

I like to play around with different poetic forms to make parodies of classic literature and popular culture. This is[…]

Can you remember what your first novel was? Mine was The Hobbit. When I was five years old, my dad[…]

“I think that’s why they call it a breakthrough. It cracks you open and lets light in.” –from Eliza and[…]