Dune Messiah: Frank Herbert
I ended up with a battered copy of Dune Messiah because I will always purchase the book with the personal note or other lively characteristic. This particular copy was missing a vital part of its dust...
View ArticleThe Plot Against America: Philip Roth
I’m not sure why I thought this might be an uplifting book; however, I needed something that was at least different from the serialized books I have been piling through. No wizards or planets other...
View ArticleHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: J.K. Rowling
I am still waiting for Harry Potter to grow up, and I’m a bit dismayed that he may go through is own young-man-mope. Rowling’s writing is still perfectly aimed at the youngsters. While I breeze...
View ArticleChildren of Dune: Frank Herbert
I realized that I don’t like the godly point of view of some of these books because I’m just as bored as the prescient characters. Herbert has me fooled! By the time of this writing I am more than...
View ArticleGod Emperor of Dune: Frank Herbert
I have Dune fatigue, it is official. My desire to read is equally fueled by Herbert’s ability to catch a reader and by simply wanting to find out what will happen. Is it accurate to merit a book by...
View ArticleThe importance of the right purse
There’s a scene in a movie that I can’t place (maybe you can help me here). An older woman dumps out the purse of a younger woman. The younger woman is hoping to become the older woman’s mentee or...
View ArticleConflict of Interest everywhere
So, I launched a new online publication, Conflict of Interest with an amazing friend — Rebecca Marino. We will cover art, literature, and other things that strike our fancy.
View ArticleThis Texas summer starts with water
I remember looking up through several feet of water and being able to make out the surface but not knowing how to get to the air above. It was summertime and we were visiting family in North Carolina....
View ArticleWhen you finally get to the Texas Book Festival
It took me ten years to get to the Texas Book Festival and, apparently, Margaret (fucking) Atwood. So I saw her twice. First on Friday at the Overheard taping with Evan Smith. Then on Saturday in the...
View ArticleA dance for 2016
It’s not even really the new year any more. The new lunar new year, cheater. I’m counting the days, until 2017. I am counting the days until my friend’s birthday, then my birthday. I can’t concentrate...
View ArticleDune Messiah: Frank Herbert
I ended up with a battered copy of Dune Messiah because I will always purchase the book with the personal note or other lively characteristic. This particular copy was missing a vital part of its dust...
View ArticleConflict of Interest Volume One now available!
Pre-order volume one, which is 8×10 inches, approximately 200 pages, and includes all of our content from May 2015 – April 2016!
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