“All You Need Is Kill” by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Translated by Alexander O. Smith. Reviewing a book written initially in another language may make me sound like some kind of intellectual, even though the title isn’t intellectual at all. But to tell the truth, I picked this book up because I recently saw the Tom Cruise … More Review: “All You Need Is Kill” by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
I suppose I should have expected the “Hallelujah Chorus” or some such stained glass music. Instead, I was awakened to the strains of my favorite song. I reached for the inevitable snooze button to shut off the horns and bass guitar of “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon, but then realized that I … More “Heaven 2.0”
“To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918” by Adam Hochschild. Mariner Books. 496 pages. I have long had a curiosity about World War I, the “war to end all wars,” that very seldom is mentioned in literature or movies any more. It is grossly overshadowed by the Second World War, which, … More Review: “To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918” by Adam Hochschild
You know how it goes with brilliant ideas. Sometimes there are…complications. I still think my concept of putting a low-cost e-book on the psychology of writing is a good idea. I think that the fact that I have been writing along those lines for five years in my blog is great. It’s even wonderful that … More A Complication with a Compilation
I feel guilty if I am not making progress of some sort or another. Yes, it’s summer, and as a college professor I am entitled to get away from “work” in one way or another. But since the highlight of our summer will probably be my wife’s surgery, we’re not likely to go anywhere. Meanwhile, … More Sharing the Wealth
I have a senior journalism major who has applied for an internship at the Adventist Review, an international magazine for the Seventh-day Adventist Church located in Maryland. She is a highly qualified, very motivated person, and so I encouraged her as much as I could and my letter of recommendation was as glowing as I … More Rank Hath Its Responsibilities
Rob Escobar pulled his beat-up ’82 Cadillac to the curb across the street from the Denny’s Restaurant. It was late—nearly 10 p.m.—but that’s what he had intended, and so far his plan was working. There was no deadline, he was sorry to say, except the one he had given himself. He turned the key off … More “The Price of a Free Lunch”
To Honor You Call Us: Man of War Series by H. Paul Honsinger, 454 pages. It’s always a delight to find a new author that you really like. For me, it’s even a greater delight when I discover that the author is not only an indie author, but that this is his very first book. … More Review: “To Honor You Call Us” by H. Paul Honsinger
I find enjoyment in visiting the website Quora.com and getting the answers to my questions as well as providing answers to those who are seeking them. Recently, someone asked a question about writing that I thought I would respond to here. The question was, how do you determine which story idea you will turn into … More Whose Story Is It?
The Atlantis Plague: A Thriller (The Origin Mystery, Book 2) by A. G. Riddle. 442 pages. This is the second book in a series entitled The Origin Mystery, and you can see my review of the first one here. I have broken my recent habit of reading the first book of many series, most of … More Review: “The Atlantis Plague” by A. G. Riddle
The Great Adventure 