With the political conventions going on this week and next week, social gatherings are a lot more complicated. Coupled with the humidity, heat, and a drink or two, differences of opinion can rapidly escalate into shouting matches. Personally, I’m searching…
I’ve heard folk say work novels won’t sell because no one wants to read about the thing they’re trying to escape. Personally, I love to read about workplaces. The crazier the better. Without working lives depicted in narratives, I assume…
After the horrific events of this past week, the blogosphere is buzzing with posts about race in America and the Black Lives Matter movement. When I was a kid, there weren’t a lot of books tackling issues of race, identity,…
We are disheartened at the continued violence and tragic loss of lives around the globe. As readers, we travel to these worlds — both near and far, familiar or foreign. We cannot help but feel a sense of community with and compassion…
By Guest Contributor Virginia Pye We all know writers with unpublished manuscripts hidden in desk drawers. Successful authors often admit to a half dozen failed, boxed-away books. Emily Dickinson bundled her poems with string and placed them under her bed….
I’m on vacation, and it’s one of those damp sticky mornings when it’s so gloomy you have to put all the lights on at 9AM. The beach is out of the question. Instead I sweep some dead flies and spider…