Category: Books

BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY

Fandango’s Provocative Question #156 How do you feel about state and local school boards and other jurisdictions banning of classic books such as those I’ve listed? Under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that banning of such books is appropriate and justifiable? Just the other day, I posted this clip from "Inherit The Wind." https://www.youtube.com/embed/S_DQUAuNUvw … Continue reading BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY

The 12-Foot Teepee

In August 2012, Marilyn shared the following about her book. Once upon a time, I built a teepee. I painted the door and filled it with things I loved. I made the poles, sanded each by hand, peeling the bark from each 16-foot sapling we had cut in our own woods. Then I wrote a book about … Continue reading The 12-Foot Teepee

DON’T READ IN THE DARK

If reading were illegal, I'd have spent my life in prison. The most frightening book I ever read was Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. I couldn't imagine anything more terrifying than a life with no books. As a kid, I literally read myself cross-eyed, but today, I have been redeemed by audiobooks. Early during the 1990s, I … Continue reading DON’T READ IN THE DARK

CLASSIC BOOKS WE NEVER READ

We are watching a show called "Shetland" which, to no one's surprise, is set in the Shetland Islands. A cop show, but great scenery and an accent I can only sometimes follow. One of the characters is staring into a book. It's "Finnegan's Wake." James Joyce. His daughter calls, and he tells her he's reading … Continue reading CLASSIC BOOKS WE NEVER READ

READING THE CLASSICS

Except In Some States, by Rich Paschall  Like many people, I read the classics of modern literature in my high school and college years. Most of them I read because I had to do it for a class. Some I read because I heard so much about them from my peers. I don't regret having … Continue reading READING THE CLASSICS

WHERE DOGS RULE

CITY (1952), CLIFFORD SIMAK City is a 1952 science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak. The book is episodic with eight or nine (depending on which version you read) short stories that have "bridges" between episodes. Version of the book after 1980 includes the ninth tale, "Epilogue." The novel contains eight stories, which are the "Mythology … Continue reading WHERE DOGS RULE

HEMINGWAY: THE SERIES – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Hemingway was my first literary hero. He wrote the way people talked. Brief, blunt and brave. I consumed his novels as a teenager the way I would finish off a pizza. I couldn't put it down. "The Sun Also Rises" had a sustaining role in many of my teenage dreams. I fantasized hanging out on … Continue reading HEMINGWAY: THE SERIES – GARRY ARMSTRONG

WHY WASN’T I ALLOWED TO TURN ON THE LIGHT?

If reading were illegal, I'd be in jail. The most frightening book I ever read was Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. I couldn't imagine anything more terrifying than a life without books. As a kid, I literally read myself cross-eyed. Today I've been redeemed by audiobooks. Early in the 1990s, I discovered them. I was a "wrong way" … Continue reading WHY WASN’T I ALLOWED TO TURN ON THE LIGHT?

CLASSIC BOOKS WE NEVER READ

We are watching a show called "Shetland" which to no ones surprise, is set in the Shetland Islands. A cop show, but great scenery and an accent I can only sometimes follow. One of the characters is staring into a book. It's "Finnegan's Wake." James Joyce. His daughter calls and he tells her he's reading … Continue reading CLASSIC BOOKS WE NEVER READ

HAPPY 192nd BIRTHDAY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist and poet, best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). In my alternate universe, Louisa May Alcott would be 192 today.  We would all live to at least … Continue reading HAPPY 192nd BIRTHDAY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT