Today’s Writer Wednesday is a brief poem, by Emily Dickinson, to perfectly capture a summer day. To see the Summer Sky by Emily Dickinson To see the Summer Sky Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie — True Poems flee — What are your favorite summer poems? How does this capture the mood…
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”- Marcel Proust
Hello! To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was an assigned book to read in high school. As much as I love books, some high school reading I didn’t like. To Kill a Mockingbird, though, is magical and it deserves to be on every reading list. Although technically true that this is a literary novel…
Image by The Broke and the Bookish In no particular order, here are the top 10 books that I’ve read so far this year… 1. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor 3. Reason and Persuasion: Three Dialogues by Plato by John…
Friday marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Next month marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of WWI. I’ve written about both and my current work in progress takes place in WWII. So, why do I write about war? I studied International Relations in college and global ethics. At the heart of them is the…
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”-Willie Nelson
D-Day. Operation Overlord.Normandy, France.June 6, 1944Why does it matter? It was the beginning of the end in the long road to freedom. It was the offensive, coming to life on a wide scale, after the defensive had been enacted so often. It was the culmination of preparation and the collective holding of the nations’ breath,…
Hello! On Writer Wednesday, I write about another author and his or her book. F. Scott Fitzgerald continues to be widely read, nearly a century after his work was published. Although many know him for The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise was his debut. Having read both, I prefer This Side of Paradise. Wit, humor,…