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Dark, soulful tales that haunt long after the last page.
The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck My rating: 4 of 5 stars Not Steinbeck’s best work, but a very enjoyable read with a message that is even more relevant today than when he wrote it. I found the constant barrage of pet names Ethan used for his wife Mary to be silly and…
Ain’t it fantastic? This cover was done by Russell Dickerson. The artistic process amazes me, and he did this on a tight deadline. I couldn’t be more pleased with it. The book is scheduled to be released on Oct. 29, the full moon, by Graveside Tales Publishing.
The Thrall’s Tale by Judith Lindbergh My rating: 4 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I went into it hoping for something like Marion Zimmer Bradley’s The Mists of Avalon. It was different than that, and yet had some similarities. There’s little fighting. Most of the action is typical of women’s fiction ……
After London: or, Wild England by Richard Jefferies My rating: 2 of 5 stars One of the worst endings ever! The book is divided into two parts, the first and shortest part being a description of how nature has reclaimed England in the wake of some unexplained event that wiped out “modern” man (of the…
The Autobiography Of Black Hawk by Black Hawk My rating: 3 of 5 stars An interesting book about one of the great American Indian leaders of the pre-Civil War era. Black Hawk relates some interesting tales about the Sauk culture, but the real focus is on his interaction with the encroaching white settlers, politicians, and…
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold My rating: 2 of 5 stars This one might have earned three stars if the first two books in the Chalion series hadn’t been so amazing. With THE HALLOWED HUNT I too often found myself wanting it to be over. The theology that was so fascinating in THE…
I swore today that I would wear my contact lenses. I haven’t worn them in a long time because, frankly, I can’t see very well with them. It’s a fairly new prescription, so that isn’t the problem. The problem is simply that my doctor says I’m at a point where I have to wear bi-focal…
Last week at this time I was exploring the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, Calif. This was my goal in taking the trip to California, which I first proposed to my wife as a journey for me and my dog Bubba. It soon became a family vacation, though I was the only one to go…
No Regrets by Ace Frehley My rating: 3 of 5 stars I bought my first KISS album (Rock and Roll Over) when I was 11 years old in 1977 and have been a fan ever since. I hated it when I learned that first Peter Criss, then Ace Frehley had left the band. Gene Simmons…
Steven E. Wedel 