A Book Review: Monkeewrench by PJ Tracy

I picked this crime mystery drama up at my local library book sale.Written by mother/daughter duo using the pseudonym PJ Tracy, Monkeewrench is a novel about a Minneapolis police detective who spends every second of his time trying to catch a serial killer who is acting out the crimes portrayed in a video game. The…

Keep the Classics Alive; Author Spotlight Ray Bradbury

I have an old, used, mass market paperback of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 on my bookshelf. I picked it up on one of my trips to the thrift store knowing I'd read it eventually, however it's been sitting there unread for about 3 years. Meanwhile, My coworker, a college student, had to read The Martin Chronicles…

A book review: Einstein’s Beach House by Jacob M Appel

In my quest to read everything I can get my hands on, I still haven’t read many short stories, or collections of short stories, so I haven't got much to go on when it comes to rating this type of book. However, Einstein’s Beach House by Jacob M Appel had me hooked from the start…

A book review: The Man Who Wouldn’t Stand Up by Jacob M Appel

I would give this book a more interesting cover. I never would have given this book a second glance while on one of my thrift store book buying sprees, there are so many possibilities other than this one. I had no idea what to expect from this book. The synopsis seemed interesting so I entered…

My First Austen & My Very Humble Opinion

It is universally known, that a person who doesn't love Pride & Prejudice, must be in need of a brain.So you must imagine my horror when I was halfway through, and hadn't fallen in love with it. I went into this iconic novel with very high expectations.I started reading English and American Classic Literature about…

Keep the Classics Alive; Author Spotlight

My first Author Spotlight shines upon Charlotte Bronte.The first novel of hers I read, is also the first one published, Jane Eyre. The 1847 gothic melodrama broke ground by being written from a first-person female perspective. She used the pen name Currer Bell, which kept her initials in tact, but hid the fact that she…

The Punishment of Crime and Punishment

A couple years backI decided I was going to start reading classic literature. I love to watch period movies like Jane Eyre, and I can easily get sucked into TV shows like The Tutors. I love how they talk, how they dress, and the pure survival mode embedded into their characters. What better genre from…

Angels

I have readthat there are angels around us. I've read about it in autobiographical stories and fictional novels, I've read online articles telling how to spot the signs that they are with you, and how to recognize the gifts they leave behind. Some people actually hear disembodied voices. Take it as you will, I believe…

Full Circle

This has been a tough week.  I'm trying to make the most of hard days without depending on anyone to recognize how hard I'm trying to hold it together.  If I want to have a birthday celebration, I have to make it happen, no one else will, and that's ok. I grew up knowing my…

Carpool

Jamie says this isn't a real anniversary, but I say it is!  Five years ago tonight, he drove his beat-up, broke-down, Plymouth Breeze (which included most of his belongings), to my little apartment.  Most girls would go running the other direction, but I wasn't looking for much more than to hang out with an old…