“I like this book so much there’s a passage from it tattooed on my thigh.” —Peter J. Johanssen. Gee. Did I ever get around to mentioning that Voice of the Whirlwind is back in print?I suspect not, because I was caught up in the Taos workshop when it happened. It’s my best job of plotting […]

Kathy visited the nearby Asian food store— “nearby” in this case meaning a 75-mile round trip— and returned with a whole red snapper and a whole tilapia. The snapper I stuffed with parsley and lemons, wrapped in banana leaves, and grilled. Call it less than successful. I’m having a hard time mastering my new grill, […]

I’m so far behind in reading and viewing that my reviews are always ages late. I finished the Harry Potter book a week or so behind everyone else, and the discussions were already over. Living in the country means it’s a 75-mile trip to the theater, and that means we almost never go, so I […]

I’ve just finished reading the final Harry Potter book, which started me on a train of thought about fictional heroes and fictional heroics, and who they are and what they mean. I don’t think it’s a big spoiler to note that Harry, as heroes go, really isn’t that bright. He spends a good deal of […]