Foolishly perhaps, nine years ago Jeff and I decided to plant bamboo along the west side of our house that faces the windows of a triplex next door, at most 10 feet away. The precious little things grew quickly and screened beautifully. Now however? And in back? For perspective these are about ten feet higher … Continue reading Wrestling Bamboo
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Driving My Stake in the Earth
April 4, 2018 I have not posted in more than a year. It's partly WordPress. Partly some breakdown in mind. An identifiable breakdown in body leading to a knee replacement in October 2017. Now it's 2018, April 4. Martin Luther King was shot in Memphis on this day in 1968. It is also the date … Continue reading Driving My Stake in the Earth
Protest as a Way of Life
Since I retired in July 2015, I have been kind of at a loss to say what it is I'm doing. I am a freelance writer and a novelist, but neither of those provide me with any concrete justification for my existence, especially the latter. My reviews for Chapter 16 are the sole exception. People … Continue reading Protest as a Way of Life
Pistaco Review
Pistaco: A Tale of Love in the Andes by Lynn F MonahanMy rating: 4 of 5 starsPistaco is a tale of a conflicted young American priest called to the high Andes, where he finds both love and death in the height of the Maoist Shining Path uprising. Pistaco is billed as a thriller, and it … Continue reading Pistaco Review
Dibby Hill Awards
Dibby Hill Book AwardsGeneral Fiction:A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor TowlesYoung-Adult:This Savage Song, Victoria SchwabSci-Fi/Fantasy:The Slow Regard of Silent Things, Patrick RothfussNon-Fiction:H is for Hawk, Helen MacDonald2017 List:6. To the Bright Edge of the World, Eowyn Ivey5. A Conjuring of Light, V.E. Schwab2-4.. Natchez Burning, The Bone Tree, Mississippi Blood, Greg Iles1. All the Things I … Continue reading Dibby Hill Awards
Here’s How It Will Go Down UPDATE
I wrote this in July. And already, the catastrophe is playing out. Our democracy, this precious freedom we've enjoyed and defended for 240 years, is in danger. ****If Trump is elected, here is how I think it would go down.He wins by a small margin, maybe 46-44, less than a majority because of the Libertarian and … Continue reading Here’s How It Will Go Down UPDATE
Is This the End?
Is this the end of civil society, of progressive values, our dreams of a more inclusive, sustainable, just future?This lady's comments on a friend's post last night seem to sum up what has been unleashed upon us, enabled by craven "establishment" Republicans.I am sorry I am a Christian and I voted for him just like … Continue reading Is This the End?
