Review of The Other West Moore By Wes Moore Available through Amazon Since the day that NPR aired a story on this book it has been on my reading list. It was one of the first books that I added to my current reading list on Goodreads. Then I purchased my kindle and material reading …
When I was a wee rosebud a teacher introduced me to Shel Silverstein and his marvelously lyrical and whimsical poems. The poem Where the Sidewalks Ends has always captivated me. The first community that I remember living in was Burke Centre, outside Washington, D.C., an ambiguous region known as NOVA. The sidewalks went on for miles and …
This week's review has been postponed because my mind and heart were captured by A review will be posted as soon as I have been released...
The United States of America is in a crisis, not the financial one facing the economy; it is a crisis of conscious. A crisis that I believe has been created by the media and the politicians to distract us from their lack of leadership. I also believe that it occurs on both sides of the …
I am not sure how other poets write or what compels to write poetry versus prose. What I do know is that virtual all everything I write begins with a line or a partial line. Sometimes images accompany the words. My latest poem - We are ... began in such a way. A good …
I know there are women who are jealous of my chest and openly wish they had my cleavage. Men stare at it and other folks just wish I would cover up. I have considered having a breast reduction for the better part of a decade. The attention they get is not always faltering or welcome. …
Those are words of Sally Fields when she won the Oscar in 1984. Honest.. The full quote is "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you …
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Check out this terrific new blog from another author. I know my students love his work and hope that one day I can get a fabulous review like this for my own own. Rock on, Mr. Medina.. Rock on. This teacher left me speechless....
I am on day three of my mini-staycation. I am off until next Saturday, a truly rare miracle. It is time I need to rest, read, write and repeat. Well, mostly rest. I need a break. A break from the rush of working multiple jobs, writing and trying to stay sane all at the same …
Review of His Devil By Erick Lynd This short story delighted me and disappointed me. I wanted more. A fast paced story that will tug at your heart strings as a young boy deals with the abandonment of his family by his father. It is easy to step into the boy's shoes as he works …
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