THE OLD FRIEND BY CHANTELLE ATKINS The Old Friend – A Collection of Tales and Poems by Chantelle Atkins is tweaked toward a more generous description by adding one key word: A Collection of DARK Tales and Poems. This is … Continue reading
THE MEANING IN THE MAKING BY SEAN TUCKER Creatives at large on their own long sojourns of self-discovery and personal expression will find much to admire, inspire, and appreciate about Sean Tucker’s recapitulation of The Artist’s Journey in his compact … Continue reading
DON’T BLOW YOURSELF UP BY HOMER HICKAM Mom cast a glance at Dad, who was pretending not to hear anything. She turned back to me. “You were supposed to be our backup boy in case we lost Jim for some … Continue reading
FROM TEA TO COFFEE BY CHENG WANG “Actual lives flow more like a gentle stream, as opposed to the torrent experienced for two hours sitting in a theater.” This quietly potent line from Cheng Wang’s quietly potent memoir, From Tea … Continue reading
BINGO AT THE LEGION BY GREGG NORMAN The plot premise behind Gregg Norman’s highly engaging book, Bingo At The Legion, is one that resonates easily with readers, while Norman’s treatment is handled deftly and pleasingly. The main character, Grady Locke, … Continue reading
ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST AFRICANS IN VIRGINIA BY RIC MURPHY History is an enterprise that, somewhat counter-intuitively, benefits greatly from the perspective of distance, and even more greatly from the evolving trove of information stored and distributed by improved technology. … Continue reading
ARTWORDS BY BEATRIZ M. ROBLES Creative writing comes in several forms, three of which creatively mix two forms of communicative expression into a single piece meant to evoke emotional participation and meaningful understanding. In her originally creative work, Artwords, Beatriz … Continue reading
‘SOLLY’ MR LEN BY LEN WILSON Attitude and perspective often define a world traveler, and especially color any foray into the genre of travel writing, which by nature reveals one’s attitude about such journeys – whether admiringly appreciative or dismissively … Continue reading
DANCING WITH DEATH BY JEAN-PHILIPPE SOULÉ Dancing With Death is billed as ‘An Epic and Inspiring Travel Adventure.’ It is most certainly that. The dancing with death element, however, seems to be due in equal parts to the bold adventurism … Continue reading
I, TARZAN BY JEAN-PHILIPPE SOULÉ “Dreams aren’t fantasies to keep in the back of our mind, they are lifegoals to be pursued.” The stereotypical notion characterizing most Alpha Males, while often granting to them many admirable leadership traits, rarely includes … Continue reading