Writing

May 10, 2013

On the Nightstand

On the Nightstand

Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night, covered in a cold sweat, fearful that you have not...

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August 18, 2012

On the Nightstand

On the Nightstand

Good Morning! I slept in a bit, for the first time in months. If you’ve missed On the Nightstand,...

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August 11, 2012

Windshift, by Joyce Faulkner

On the Nightstand

Windshift by Joyce Faulkner, Red Engine Press, 2012, $17.95, is a rare look into a hidden window, the women...

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June 18, 2012

On the Nightstand…

On the Nightstand

When last we looked, I had finished Homage to Catalonia and was sorting my way through Lawrence and the...

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June 12, 2012

Bloom,

On the Nightstand

In yet another twist to my highly acclaimed series of book reviews, I give you not a book but...

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April 30, 2012

On the Nightstand…

On the Nightstand

Let’s do something new. Instead of more exhuastive book reviews, let’s post what’s on the nightstand. These are the...

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February 15, 2012

Best Fiction — Gallows Humor

On the Nightstand

My objective criteria for this category is that the humor must be such that on first reading I began...

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November 15, 2011

Porcelain on Steel: Women of West Point’s Long Gray Line

On the Nightstand

Porcelain on Steel, (2010), Fortis Publishing, $17.95, by Donna McAleer, is a provocative reminder that social evolution is rarely...

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September 5, 2011

Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes — two memoirs of great courage

On the Nightstand

‘Code Name Christiane Clouet’ is a memoir, written by Claire Chevrillon, a school teacher whose family fell afoul of...

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