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Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
“That’s the horror, the most awful thing: to have a child the world wants to destroy and know that you’re helpless to help him. Nothing worse than that. Nothing worse,” writes Matt Ruff in “The Narrow House,” just one of the many interconnecting stories that make up his novel, Lovecraft Country. Set in Jim Crow Continue reading
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Blog Resolutions
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOtJUAeACzF0myYTflMF-WPj6sg9JYoedkgUNo0/?taken-by=ennui_prayer My last post detailed personal hopes and goals for the new year. This post details blog hopes and goals for 2017. And while I know that my blog resolutions (blogolutions?) in the past crashed and burned before they got started, I remain semi-hopeful that this year will be different. As most of you know, Continue reading
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The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy
“Woo-hoo! It’s revolution time!” The League of Princes is back in their third (and final?) book. Like the first two, The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw shows us the power of wit and wisdom of writer Christopher Healy. Fast paced and fun the whole way through, Healy shows us sides of our heroes that Continue reading
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Reading Harry Potter at 30
I must confess something. This might come to some of you as surprise, but I’ve never read a single Harry Potter book before. Ever. I’ve also never seen a single one of the films in completion—Jessica, when we were together, convinced me twice to see the first movie after it came out on DVD and Continue reading
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Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
Outside of his Sandman comic books, I’ve never picked up anything by Neil Gaiman—I know: BAD BOOK HUNTER! BAD! However, the other day the Junior Library Guild sent us a shipment that contained a copy of Fortunately, The Milk, and admit laughter ensued. After discovering that his kids don’t have any milk for their breakfast Continue reading
Chapin City Blues 