I first encountered good ol’ Southern charm in middle school when Peyton, a teenage boy’s vision of a goddess, with long blonde hair and cornflower […]
Never too old to…well…um learn?
Jim and Louella’s Homemade Heart-Fix Remedy taught me three things. One, you are never to old to learn. Two, communication involves listening and learning when […]
Curious Incidents indeed…
If you haven’t read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon (and I’m sure most of you have), well you are in […]
Chick Lit Alert :0)
Okay, so imagine waking up every morning in a different place in time (zone), spending one day on the east coast, then the next in the […]
Beijing-Let the Reading Begin
Are you curious about Beijing now that the Summer Olympics have begun? Of course, on any given day you can watch NBC, PBS or the Travel Channel and see kaleidoscopic images and all the sights and sounds of this highly populated historic city. But, for a dose of the real unadulterated Beijing, pick up the book The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed by Michael Meyer. Meyer is a native Minnesotan who moved to China with the Peace Corps and volunteered to teach English in a Beijing elementary school. He’s one of the few Westerners who has had the opportunity to live among the native Chinese and experience the city, culture and cuisine in a manner that most outsiders could only dream of. This is a fascinating mix of history, politics and customs and gives an inside look at this mysterious city.
The Seduction of Shelley M.
In this post, I wanted to share with you a little something about me. When I was about 15 (or 16 or 14, I can’t […]
He’s An Average Kid, Except His Dad is the Grim Reaper!
D.J. has his share of problems, his pets keep dying, he has to go to a new school and his dad treats him like a […]
Prepare for Launch! These Pages Fly!
Her name is Maximum Ride! She and her flock of other mutant winged children escaped from the labs where they were created. They are on […]
What is the Sweetest Taboo?
After reading the erotic novel The Sweetest Taboo by Risque made me ponder many things: What is the sweetest taboo? Since there is no such thing […]