There are some people out there who have the ability to surprise you by how they turn out. I look at some of the kids I went to high school…
Looking for a literary costume for Halloween? We’ve got some suggestions.
Halloween is right around the corner. In my house growing up, this was a big deal. I can remember Halloween parties at our house and bobbing for apples in the…
RIP Tom Clancy – You’ll live forever on paper
It’s hard to believe that earlier this month the book industry and thriller fans were forced to say goodbye to Tom Clancy after his unexpected death at the age of…
Who wants to employ a budding author? Where they were before they were.
I currently work in television. I’m a marketing director for a small television service based out of Southwest Florida. When I first moved here and joined this company I confided…
Who is the real Richard Castle?
OK, I’m hooked on another detective show. This time it’s Castle. I didn’t pay a lot of mind to it when it first came out, but now that it’s available…
“Anne’s” Words of Wisdom – funny yet profound
Do you remember your college years? Hanging out on campus with your friends, gathering together for a basketball or baseball game, or taking in a movie marathon night with the…
Review: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson – Finding True Freedom
I’m very proud of where I come from – central Ohio. I tell my southern neighbors that I bleed scarlet and grey (I’m an OSU Buckeye fan) and I didn’t…
Harry Potter mania is alive and well
I have a friend in Ohio who is just as much a Harry Potter fan as I am. One day she called me up and said she was going to…
Do you have what it takes to be an ebook millionaire?
Being among the working class here in Southwest Florida actually puts me in the minority (or so they say). My neck of the woods is known for its transient, outlandish…
Skimming the Classics
The other day a friend of mine sent me a comic strip by Dave Kellet in which one of the characters was struggling to get past the 40 pages in…