Dark, soulful tales that haunt long after the last page.
When this head cold hasn’t made me too fuzzy to think straight I’ve been working on the new revision of Shara. The final revision ever. I think. Anyway, the recovered chapters are sure bringing back a lot of memories of the days when I wrote the first draft. Just the formatting reminds me of how new…
Sky Warrior Books has released Tails of the Pack, my first (and so far only) attempt at being an anthology editor. This is the cover to the new e-book. I’m very proud to have been able to include some great authors in this volume. Some names you may know, and others will likely be new to…
Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Appreciated: SmartPass Audio Education Study Guide by William Shakespeare My rating: 4 of 5 stars Yes, this was my first time to read Romeo and Juliet. What was the point? I knew the story. Well, that did make it a little hard to get into at first, but by the mid-point…
Light in August by William Faulkner My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is time I’d like to have back to read something else. As an author and English teacher I felt guilty because I’d never made myself sit through a William Faulkner novel. Sure, I like “A Rose for Emily” and teach it regularly,…
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been close to 20 years since I last read The Lord of the Rings. Today I finished The Return of the King again … and am maybe more impressed now than all the times before. Okay, except the first. The…
My oldest son, Alex, got married to a wonderful young woman yesterday. There were many, many memorable moments during the ceremony and reception, not the least of which was the look in Mika’s eyes as she stood facing Alex before they said their vows. The love and happiness seemed to come off her in waves.…
I had a really weird dreams last night. I was trying to get to my childhood home, but there was a gorilla from Planet of the Apes at the corner and he wouldn’t let me pass. So I went a block north to the next street and started going that way, figuring I’d cut through…
Before Christmas break I had my English 3 class reading and writing poetry. It was going like everything else. They hated the reading and their writing was all about how thug they are, how they be smokin’ Mary Jane and gettin’ it all the time, yo. Their subject matter was garbage for the most part,…