An Honorable Man by Paul Vidich My rating: 4 of 5 stars A period piece, from 1948 into 1953. It’s when Communism fever was hot and spies were a big deal in the Cold War. Joseph McCarthy was badgering a variety of government employees, among other targets. The book had a minor figure in the […]
A repost from 2021, slightly edited. We followed the truck for miles, from Hatch along NM-26 to NM-27. Every hundred yards or so we’d see a red chile on the road. Hatch, New Mexico is the chile capital of the world. Some loose pods in the back were blowing from the uncovered load, or so […]
This is one of the top five concerts I ever attended. It came on April 23, 1976, just a few days past my birthday. Shakti with John McLaughlin, opened for Weather Report on the latter’s Black Market album tour. For those who have not been there, the Kennedy Center’s sound quality is exquisite anywhere in […]
A busy month–reading rather than writing. A collection of speculative fiction from DL Finn and book one in a trilogy from best selling author Mae Clair. Let’s start with Finn, the first one I finished: In the Tree’s Shadow: A collection of stories that exist in your dreams… and nightmares. by D.L. Finn My rating: […]
The Rock of Magus by Toni Pike My rating: 5 of 5 stars Former Anglican Rector Jotham Fletcher continues on his quest to deal with the deadly pursuits of the Brotherhood of suspected members of the Simonian Sect. After saving a televangelist whose behavior may have led the Brotherhood to suspect him, Fletcher heads to […]
Allies and Spies by D. Wallace Peach My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well worth reading, but one must keep at it–else one must go back a few pages the next time one restarts. Looking forward to the next book. The second book in the series focuses more intently on three main characters: Alue–nominally an […]
Belatedly, I finally finished the third book in C.S. Boyack’s Lanternfish trilogy last month, THREE YEARS after reading the first two books in this wonderful series. Wreck of the Lanternfish by C.S. Boyack My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been so long since reading the second book, that it took a great effort to […]
The Wish You Were Here Tour! The concert came after my first year at Georgetown Law Center. Like me, the upperclassman who led our law club (an intro to 1st year students on how to do legal research, etc.) was a big Pink Floyd fan. He got us tickets for Floyd on June 10, 1975, […]
Shakespeare’s Sleep–Elusive for Some That was a post title from December 2016. Somehow, it sprouted amidst related posts, it seems. Must be time to repost it to new (one could hope) readers–slightly revised. He died at 52–probably a long life in the 16th century. Still, I must suppose that had Shakespeare lived another 15 years […]
Wings of Mayhem by Sue Coletta My rating: 4 of 5 stars My first book by Sue Coletta that I’ve read. Used to see a lot of her on Google + (I miss that app). If you liked the Criminal Minds TV show, you’ll like this novel. Well, to be fair, it’s not simply about […]