Molly Pitcher
Do you know why Molly Pitcher is famous? Is it because her name was given to a rest stop on the NJ Turnpike? No. More than that. Is it because the woman – about whom tales are told – seen Read More …
Tag: fiction
Everything is A-Okay
Funny how people want the story to end well, everything is A-Okay…even if the story is full of: unrequited love teen love (that ends up in 50+ years of marriage) bad things happening to good people tension and stress a Read More …
Don’t Do It
Often, everything we talk about is positive, upbeat and ready to go for it. Yet, sometimes the best advice is to not go for it, to hang back, to stay home, demur, and…don’t do it. Drive to the city on Read More …
Needlessly Controversial
When you find something that should have been simple, but is instead needlessly controversial, how does it make you feel? Empowered? Justified? Angry? Bitter? Frustrated? Deflated? Sad? Not everything in this world has to be everything…sometimes it can just be Read More …
Those Who Tell
Those who tell the stories, create the history. This is of course true for non-fiction, auto (and standard) biographies. But, of course, other styles of writing have their way about them… Fiction, historical fiction, to be specific has a way Read More …
Sad, But Well Written
The book I am reading… you guessed it – it is sad, but well written. Thought provoking. Creative. Engaging. Timeless. Deeply developed characters. Vivid imagery. I want to finish it, even though it is not going to end well. At Read More …
Sort and Resort
Today it was sort and resort, books which we have and have bought, read, enjoyed. Or not. Fiction Non-fiction Historical fiction Biography Thriller Young Adult Romance Picture books Cult classics The Classics Summer reading list Book club picks Loaned two Read More …
Just Missed It
Darn. That was my favorite song from the whole play and I just missed it. That wasn’t the only thing…there was also: the express train home on a Friday night. the car turning in front of you unexpectedly. the text Read More …
What is the Over/Under
It is so much fun to say “What is the over/under?” However, unfortunately, the real meaning of the phrase doesn’t always apply. If it isn’t a sports reference and there is no “book” established – are you actually saying the Read More …
There Are Two Kinds
I am starting to think that there are two kinds of parents. The ones that are there for you, through thick and thin, who support you and share in your dreams. – and – The ones who are in it Read More …