The widower who sits In a home for fourWatching, by himself, Her fav’rite film once more The daughter who stares At the wedding portraitWaiting in her room For her father's weekly visit. The young man who fits Like an off-note in a song,In the neighborhood gang, No other place to belong. The woman who prizes… Continue reading The Oak
Lovecraft Country Melds Supernatural Cosmic Horror and Insidious American Racism
There's a familiar horror trope that I'll call the Wary Traveler. The traveling protagonist(s) visit an unfamiliar town or region that seems normal at first. As they spend more time in the area, signs emerge that something is eerily abnormal. Perhaps, someone gives them the evil eye, they see an upside-down cross or they're warned… Continue reading Lovecraft Country Melds Supernatural Cosmic Horror and Insidious American Racism
The Guest List: An Enjoyable Twist on the Whodunit.
Looking for a book for your July 4th weekend? Check out my review of The Guest List, a suspensful "whodunit" with a twist.
‘Casts: Reading Books with The Duke and Duchess Podcast
With The Great Quarantine, are you missing book clubs? The Duke and Duchess Podcast may be the next best thing for you. Maybe even better; with this "book club," you don't have to worry about cleaning the house before the book club or picking up empty wine bottles afterwards. The 'cast is hosted by a… Continue reading ‘Casts: Reading Books with The Duke and Duchess Podcast
‘Casts Section: The New Making It Up Section About Podcasts
During the Great Quarantine (as I am calling the current social conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic), it's often difficult to find new things to occupy our time. After all, how much time can you spend watching Netflix before you've seen everything? (Answer: A lot. There are several lifetime sentences worth of movies, TV shows… Continue reading ‘Casts Section: The New Making It Up Section About Podcasts
Oathbringer – Favorite Moment
“Daisy Jones & The Six:” The Passion Revealed by the Music
On May 23, 1997, Fleetwood Mac performed a concert for MTV entitled "The Dance." During the entertaining concert, the band performed their little-known song, "Silver Springs," which had been written by Stevie Nicks about her break-up from lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. Several times during the song (which became a hit later that year), Nicks belted… Continue reading “Daisy Jones & The Six:” The Passion Revealed by the Music
Reflections
At the first face I stare A beast cruel and unfair Mocking sneer, selfish glare. For him I do not care. The second face I see Tortured soul and body, Hurt without dignity. For him I have pity. At the third face I gaze Quiet in a better place Man from hell itself raised. For… Continue reading Reflections
The Sun
When night covers the world And leaves all in shadow, The sun still shines. When clouds envelop the sky And flood the earth in rain, The sun still shines. When fog blankets the land And shrouds the path ahead, The sun still shines. In dreary haze, Raging storm And blackest night, The sun remains; The… Continue reading The Sun
The Hell of the Cost
It's raining in New York today, September 11, 2018. If the weather always matched our moods and emotions, like so often happens in books and movies, then it would storm on this day each year for a few lifetimes. It wasn't raining in NYC seventeen years ago. Ask anyone there on that day and they'll… Continue reading The Hell of the Cost
