Tag Archives: books

Though I Never Knew You at All

In the Summer of Ought-Two, I voraciously read the 752-page novel “Blonde” by Joyce Carol Oates, which to this day ranks in my Top Three Favorite Books, Ever. It’s one of those books you are reluctant to finish, where you find yourself stalling at that last page, because you are worried that every work you [...]

Best! President! Ever!

“Please, please, please? I MUST have a t-shirt from the gift shop! MUST!” I pleaded with my mother last Sunday. There, in the lobby of the Indiana State Museum, I had regressed to a sniveling eight-year-old.
We were there to see the Abraham Lincoln Exhibits, “With Malice Toward None” and “With Charity for All,” and I [...]

Letting Them Eat Cake.

The days are so long and the sky is a weird purpley pink and Rufus Rufus Rufus is singin’ Judy Judy Judy, so what a perfect time to write.
Proudly, I must announce that I am doing very well indeed without the luxuries of cable television. And per usual, when oneĀ  addiction goes away I quickly [...]