Any writer worth their salt knows that everyone, literally everyone, has a fascinating life story to tell. In that regard, our lives are lessened by every story we don’t hear. In turn, the best stories are told by those coming to the […]

While The Mysterious Treehouse: Secrets Of The Hidden Grove may not be a novel (as advertised) but a short novella or a long short story, I have rarely encountered such masterful writing in a children’s book (targeted at 10-14-year-olds). The storyline is […]

“Idioms (in any language) give a language luster, shine, and poetry.” Part of the allure of 800 English Idioms from A-H by A.M. Lucas is that the author explicitly speaks to those whose first language is not English. For one raised and […]

Any approach to suicide prevention necessarily entails much consideration regarding life appreciation. That should go without saying, as it represents the perfect start, but it is certainly not the end. One must understand suicidal inclinations at their lightest and their deepest strengths. […]

For such a concise and compact little guidebook, Offbeat Journeys by Marie Pordel offers intriguing variety, practical information, deep-seated wonder, and armchair adventure even before one undertakes the journeys described. This is a quirky and wonderful book! Whether one is a seasoned […]

Suppose you think you’re too old to satisfy a curious mind, believing you already know all the essential truths. In that case, you might consider this opening gem in Seraphina Lewis’s book Curiosities Revealed: “[Did you know] that you can’t hum while […]

It’s funny about connoisseurship, regardless of the specialty concerned—the demarcation line is stark: either you know, or you don’t. Dismissing outside judgments from those who don’t know should be axiomatic. One without experiential knowledge adds no substance to one’s opinions. Many accept […]

One should approach Is This Seat For Me? by Sheila M. Buswell (a collection of narratives collated by the author, including her own) as a kind of “confessional forum” rather than the academic work suggested by its more formal subtitle: Overcoming Imposter […]

Before I comment on this surprisingly fun and provocative read, I must clarify my inherent bias as the editor of a profound series on consciousness/existence/bliss that deals with the same issues on a high-brow level. The message in Error is equally profound, […]

When it comes to academically treating something as controversial as Artificial Intelligence, especially when applied to something as intimate as personal health, nothing is more refreshing or productive than the kind of thoughtfulness, balance, and humility that Carisa Carlton brings to this […]