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Sometimes I am bored/blocked/fed-up/burnt-out and need a break from stringing together words for pay. Biscuits There comes a time in a man’s life when he has to make a choice and stand-up for what he believes. Despite contrived depictions of heroism found in movies and literature, it is...

Just finished reading Runaway and it occurs to me that while there are many other good short story writer's out there, most others should read Alice and hang their heads in shame. Most novelists as well. I foolishly started reading Bernard Schlink's book of short stories right after. I adored...

For some reason I got it into my head to revisit some of the books that had a profound influence on me as a teenager. Sadly, I neglected to factor into the equation that I had a teenagers mind when I read them. I stopped at two and will no longer revisit any of the other ones. First up was...

I recently vacationed at a fishing lodge with my two nephews. Normally, I never travel without one or two books but for some reason forgot them this time. Like most lodges, each cabin usually has a few works of "literature" lying around. In this case, the library consisted of a couple of sci-fi...

Wondering if there are other Tim Sandlin fans aboard who have read the Grovont trilogy beginning with Skipped Parts (in my opinion one of the best coming of age novels) Western Swing, Sex and Sunsets are excellent and his newest, Honey Don't is a slice of comic heaven. Haven't seen his...

This stems from a discussion I had recently with a very well read and erudite female friend concerning the merit of Margaret Atwood and my opinion that there was little. We then began to discuss whether or not the gender of the reader should be a factor in the evaluation and critique of the read...

As a huge fan of the author I am always curious as to why his name never seems to come up and why, after 24 novels, his is still little known. The Reinhart trilogy is fantastic, Little Big Man is lovely, Killing Time is a great meditation on violence and society and Neighbor's is possibly the...