I record what I read from July to July… and now, you get to reap the benefits of my reading as I present short little reviews! Unlike previous years, I’m not reviewing everything I read. Some things simply didn’t warrant mention, and I read a number of short stories that I didn’t feel like reviewing.Continue reading “A Year of Books 2024: Top Ten!”
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Books are meant to be read!
It’s a beautiful artifact. A few weeks ago I journeyed to John K. King Bookstore in Detroit, MI. They had an entire shelf of first-edition Oz books. Most were too expensive for me, of course, but I was able to pick up two written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, the second Oz historian. (And, in myContinue reading “Books are meant to be read!”
One Eternal Problem Solved
Commonly held wisdom asserts that the phrase “too many books” is indeed a condition impossible to achieve. Instead, “too few shelves” is the more routine state held by far too many of our world. My mother-in-law reached that deplorable condition of “too few shelves,” so on vacation, my family sought to aid her in herContinue reading “One Eternal Problem Solved”
A Writer Needs Help Sometimes
THE END IS NEAR! For almost a month, we’ve been pushing this Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon on social media, through ads, with friends… and the end is almost here. On May 30, the campaign ends. Right now we have enough backers to make the book a reality, but as of writing, we haven’t reached anyContinue reading “A Writer Needs Help Sometimes”
Shut Up Brain
Brains are dumb. I was trying to sleep. I was comfy. The fan was generating white noise. All was well. Brain says, “This would be a great title for a book.” Yes. Yes it would be. I tuck the title away to develop later when I’m not attempting to enter the hallowed halls of rest.Continue reading “Shut Up Brain”
Jonathon Mast: Author 