Bandit, a Daughter's Memoir is such an exceptional memoir that I'm not sure I can do it justice. Memory comes back to us in bits and pieces, discordant vignettes that we try to stitch into a narrative that makes sense. Poet Molly Brodak spills all she has about her family history and her place in this narrative, beginning with the first thing she had stolen as a child — a book of baby names — that … [Read more...]
Realizing River City: a memoir
Being nice is fine unless... Rare is the person who can look honestly at their life and relationship patterns, and then act on what they see. Many of us stumble through, blaming bad luck or bad men/women. Introspection takes much more courage, and I commend author Melissa Grunow for hers. It's hard to recognize why things are going sour when we have been taught to give more than we get, and to be … [Read more...]
Dark Twin combines fantasy and horror
Dark Twin, Coin of Rulve: Book Two is “A richly-imagined tale of the struggle between the persistence of goodness and the corruption of power within the heart of a single youth—an absorbing follow-up to Blood Seed, the first book in the series.” ---Debra Doyle. Science Fiction Fantasy Suspense is not a genre I often read, but I was captivated by this amazing story. This is why: Twins of an … [Read more...]
Searching for Nannie B., a Memoir
Imagine a woman erased from her family's history. Imagine her being buried in a small town cemetery with no identifying markers on her gravestone, other than she was somebody's wife. What's more, her name is misspelled. It's hard to imagine what kind of sin such a woman might have committed to be reduced to so little after death. Who was she? What was her sin? Nannie B. Russell is her name, and … [Read more...]
Black Friday Serendipity: ’tis the Season
The lines at Kohls went from the center front registers to the far aisles on either side of the store and all the way to the back. I groaned. It would be an hour-plus wait that most likely included forced polite conversation with strangers. Was it worth the sale prices plus 15% off and Kohls' "cash"? What the hell... I had my phone with me, and could easily blow an hour reading news and updates. … [Read more...]
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