Book Review: Beloved by Toni Morrison
124 was spiteful…Those are the words that begin the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison. I tend to take notes while I read; to remember important words and thoughts that stand out to me but this book made me feel so much that I didn’t want to write it down. I didn’t need...
Sometimes You Have to Fish on the Other Side of the Boat
I have been very tired this week. Literally most of what I do is sleep. I am sure a lot of that is because my body is fighting the cancer. Yes. We have confirmation after my last procedure that the treatment is working. My body is killing the cancer. The tissue...
Love Anyway
I can't sleep. My sister, Jamie Holloway, is in the hospital and I just can't shut my mind off. She deserves a visitor every day and I wish I could be there but our car broke down on Saturday, on our way home from seeing her, and I just can't get to her. I know so...
Book Review: In the Name of Gucci A Memoir by Patricia Gucci
In the Name of Gucci A Memoir is written by Patricia Gucci, the daughter of Aldo Gucci and Bruna Palombo. The Gucci brand was first created by Patricia’s grandfather, Guccio Gucci, whom she never met, in 1921 under the name G. GUCCI & Co. The First Gucci Logo was...
Book Review: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros was a wonderful surprise. this was the second book I have read by this author and this book is very different from Carmelo. As a collection of short stories, The House on Mango Street tells about the all the families and...
Book Review: Born Standing Up A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
I bought Born Standing Up A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin with my wife, Karen G Clemenson, in mind. I enjoy Steve Martin but Karen really loves him. She has been so busy so I got to this book first and I have really enjoyed the conversational manner that Martin writes....
Book Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
If you are looking for an adventure, Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a perfect literary escapade. Life of Pi starts out fascinating to me, a child raised in the United States and not in India and not the child of zookeepers. “In many ways, running a zoo is a...
There Are Many Ways to Stand
This weekend I was accused of being a pacifist by someone I consider a child. Not that they weren't of adult age but they were in their early 20's, they have never had a job because they are disabled and they still live with their parents. I remember being in my 20's...
Book Review: Gandhi An Autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mohandas K. Gandhi
I knew nothing of Gandhi when I began reading Gandhi An Autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mohandas K. Gandhi. I had no idea he had died in 1948, well before my parents were born. I knew people quoted him, but really that was about it and as I...
Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake!
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; Â He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, like those who have long been dead. 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed. 5 I remember the days of old; I...
Life Being Beautiful
I find it interesting that I can learn something from any situation if I look hard enough. There is always a message. For instance the last novel I read, The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, got me to think about my bosom friend and how she has spoken life into me and...
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