I have just finished reading Evelina, Or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World, by Fanny Burney, originally published in 1778. It…
Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them—in order that the reader may see what…
A very popular book in the seventies was ‘Be Here Now’ written by a spiritual leader named Ram Dass. I never read it. It looked…
In my early twenties, I went through a semi-serious “I’m-a-hippy” phase. In those days, or at least in my circle, you couldn’t claim to be…
I have sacrificed my thumbs for my mind. I have what are commonly referred to as ‘mommy thumbs’, an affliction resulting from overuse and over-stretching…
There is an entry in my Mother’s 1941 diary that reads; Sep 22 Mon, 1941, They brought us word yesterday that Glen has volunteered for overseas…
What goes on in the privacy of your mind? Are there times when your mind is saying one thing and your physical voice and face…
The original Starbuck was the first mate on the whaling ship the Pequod in the classic novel by Herman Melville, Moby Dick. Starbuck was a…
As a life long book lover I have read great literature, bestsellers, fluff, chick-lit, thrillers, biographies, diaries, and lots of everything else. I do not…
One of my guilty pleasures is rap music. Some of you might find that surprising, but I am a fan of music with rhythm and…