A few years after my Mother died, my Father had lunch with a widow he had known for years. He asked her if she ever…
A better, more accurate description of a graphic novel is to call it sequential art. This term gives a little more respect to the artist…
There must be a law of nature somewhere stating that the bigger the project, the more time needed to procrastinate beforehand. I’ve let time…
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…
In my weekly production of this blog I usually know by Saturday what my topic is going to be. This week was different. I found myself stumped…
With a jumble of feelings ranging from relief to chagrin to, “I’m gonna miss you,” I am signing off indefinitely from weekly creations of Contentment…
If I felt I was fully prepared, I have always enjoyed writing an exam. To me, exams were like solving puzzles, and I liked being…
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…