Literature Bits

I read Goethe’s Faust in the original German. I don’t speak a word of German so that makes my accomplishment even more impressive. ֍ I told my English teacher that I was a fatalist. She recommended I read The Oresteian Trilogy. I shrugged and went home and read it because, what choice did I have? […]

Deb’s 42 Word Challenge: Historical Fiction

That’s right! Historical fiction is Deb’s current challenge. So, I’ve written from a fictional tale of America’s foremost doctor. “This ham is spoiled and these eggs are rotten”, he exclaimed. His wife replied, “Maybe you’d eat them with your precious goat or on that boat you love so much!” Dr. Suess replied, “Quick, a typewriter! […]

More Books I Could Never Get Published

Cooking with Substances that You didn’t Know Could be Non-Toxic: Recipes using ingredients that most people think aren’t food, like crayons, Vasoline or kale. The cover photograph was a pie made from caulk and tennis balls. Burning Seoul: Twelves stories of Korean War colonels who risked their lives, fought against communism and contracted gonorrhea. Emphasis […]

Expected Reviews of My Book

One Star An Affront to God and Some of God’s Friends What can I say? I found his prose to be cloying, his plot points lacking and his client not guilty by reason of insanity. I found his metaphors on species to be labored and his metaphors on labor to be specious. The book is […]

Kindle vs Books: Why Books are Better

While reading a book, you often have to wet your fingers to turn pages. If you switch to Kindle, you’ll forget what your fingers taste like. Studies show that people retain more information from a book than electronic media. So, if you know a book’s going to be just awful, go with the Kindle. Reading […]