PinnedThe Donner Party Revisited: A Review of “Old Bones” by Preston & ChildThe story of the Donner Party has been made infamous in stories of starvation and cannibalism, sensationalized through the press of the 1840s. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have used this tragedy as a vehicle for a present-day thriller. Dr. Nora Kelly’s first appearance was in Thunderhead in 1999 (currently…Book Review3 min readBook Review3 min read
Jun 5Not Dead Yet, Part 3Dad’s Death As you can tell by the blurry picture, Dad was overweight. He had diabetes for the last 30 years. Despite this, he still loved sweets, but supplemented with Sweet’n’Low. He mostly kept it under control, despite his declining motivation to exercise. Then, twice in ten days, we had…Personal3 min readPersonal3 min read
May 20Not Dead Yet, Part 2The Sale After over two months of packing, decluttering, donating, and general cleaning for presentation, we put our house in New York up for sale. Little did we know that even this would have its own share of problems. To begin with (as I pointed out in a previous post)…Blog2 min readBlog2 min read
May 18Not Dead Yet (part 1)I admit, I dithered for a bit about whether or not to post this, to let you know what the heck happened to me for the last two years. Then I decided that, although there are few of you, I owe you an explanation. Short version: I was mostly looking…Blog3 min readBlog3 min read
Jul 2, 2022Stop Reading That Book (So You Can Read More)3679Laura VanderkamAs a fellow bookworm (and an admirer of Ms.As a fellow bookworm (and an admirer of Ms. Bogel), I completely understand, and also had to give up reading a book recently. Life is too short to read books that you don't enjoy1 min read1 min read
Nov 13, 2021The Wizarding World Meets the MCU: A Review of “Heroes Assemble!” by Mark McDonough (as Stargon1)Since it’s been a while since my last post, I thought I would come back with a review of one of the few fan fictions I’ve reread and never stopped enjoying. With the reopening of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Broadway, everyone seems to…Harry Potter5 min readHarry Potter5 min read
Sep 8, 2021How to Read a Book Every Week Starting This Week59813Sam HolsteinBravo, Megan.Bravo, Megan. You have just described how my family and I have read books since I was in college! We all have our designated spots in the living room, and we do everything from reading to watch TV. While my reading has slowed a bit (I blame fanfiction.net... :) ), I always make time to read real books (that I can knock off my To-Read piles and GoodReads). I also had some ideas which I contributed to Piotr Gaczkowski's article about reading here on Medium.1 min read1 min read
May 21, 2021UnSub #4: The Boston ReaperThe first UnSub to influence multiple storylines, the Reaper struck a devil’s bargain with Tom Shaunessy (James Handy), an old friend of Hotchner’s. After the Reaper went on a killing streak years earlier, going as far as posing as surviving victim George Foyet, he goes dormant, honoring his end of…Criminal Minds3 min readCriminal Minds3 min read
Jun 20, 2020Elementary, Counselor — The Baker Street Letters (series) by Michael RobertsonThe Heath brothers, Reggie and Nigel, didn’t quite realize what they were getting into when they signed the rental agreement for their new law chambers in London. In the fine print is a clause that, as a condition of the firm’s residency, letters addressed to a previous occupant must be…Arthur Conan Doyle3 min readArthur Conan Doyle3 min read
Jun 13, 2020Son of a Witch — LiterallyTake John Taylor’s mother issues (as written by Simon R. Green), the snark of Harry Dresden, the mediumism of Manfred Bernardo (thank you, Charlaine Harris), put in an RV and shake. The closest result: Paxton Locke, created by Daniel Humphries. When a teenage boy must learn magic to restrain his…Book Review3 min readBook Review3 min read
