I hope you’ve experienced the sensation of being engulfed by a book. It calls to you from the nightstand, or from inside your bag, practically pulsing. The story rivets your eyes to every word. As a writer, I love the unexpected moments when I’m stopped in my tracks by a sentence, marveling at the composition, the images evoked in my mind through the ...
As I write, the rising sun is sifting through the window and onto the floorboards. The windows are wide open and the humidity has broken. In the early morning hours of a summer morning, as I pour my first cup of coffee, this is as close to joy as a person who has lived through decades of sunrises can feel. Maybe it’s more like joy mingled with complete ...
Summer is indigo blue skies, hot pavement, a good book on the dock with a cool breeze and slipping into an air-conditioned movie theater at night to catch a blockbuster. I recently went to see the new “Top Gun: Maverick” movie, which was just as deliciously cheesy and engrossing as the first one back in the 80’s. Who remembers crying along ...
Summer is coming…it’s here in many parts of the country. And that means books for the beach, mountains, train, car, plane, woods, subway, chaise lounge. Basically, we need books for every occasion. So let’s get right down to these great summer reads. I’m already creating my summer pile, but here are some suggestions to get you started! Fiction: Nora ...
Sometimes I have so much to say. Other times, like now, watching the images of war and strife on the news after the pandemic rollercoaster we’ve been on, I feel mute. We all just need to be kinder, more tolerant, move giving. But you know that. And yes, I know, you’re thinking that I need to watch less news and read more books. So that’s why I’ve thrown ...