Tag Archives: book
I’ll shank a fool before I self-publish
This writing process thing–and by that I mean the fiction/novel crucible, is a bit daunting. When I started out thinking I was going to use this “down time” to write a book, I first went into Barnes & Noble, and started … Continue reading
Chapter 1–The Mural
The mural had become a part of the background noise. Elementary schools nearly always have murals, and this one was no different. Oak Valley Elementary School’s mural was a known quantity–an accepted part of the historical record. Painted in the … Continue reading
Whoa. Seven chapters in already? Must be a stroke.
I’ve spent considerable time on this blog, not only writing a fulsome, scurvy heap of odd things, like this long-form essay about Billy Squier’s meteoric fall from musical grace, and use it basically try to foment discord, distrust, and division … Continue reading
A few of you might remember–I was intending to write a book
I have had basically three books in me that I’ve wanted to write: 1. One of them involves the Founding Fathers. 2. One of them involves blues legend Robert Johnson. 3. One of them involves a ragamuffin band of childhood … Continue reading
Strange Stories Amazing Facts, and how Reader’s Digest is an American Treasure
I’ll never forget the time my dad got this book in the mail. He handed it to me when I was a kid and said, “you’ll like all the interesting stuff in here.” He was right. I actually never did … Continue reading
In which I borrow from my own, 2006 Book Review of David Shenk’s “The Immortal Game”
Note: Apparently this review (which in and of itself is FOURTEEN years old)–has been sitting as a draft in my blog-post hopper. I have a tendency to think my Amazon reviews are wasted if all they do is languish there … Continue reading
The Lincoln Conspiracy–an unfinished review
Thus far I’m halfway through what has turned out to be a psycho-therapeutic pit stop. Being that the current state of the world is one of unmitigated anger, listless calls for some undefined goal of “justice,” the burning of infrastructure, … Continue reading
Book Review: Necronomicon: time to work out those “perfect circle” muscles
I just got done reading Simon’s Necronomicon. It’s a pretty neat book, but I want to warn the reader. This is not for the faint of heart. And I want to give a stern warning now: If you are not in … Continue reading
Guest post: book reviews gone awry
I really want to say how much I like William Golding’s Lord of The Flies. It’s a super neat book with lots of twists and turns, for the intellectual like me. For those that may not grasp the scope of … Continue reading
Master Of None 