03rd August 2009
In the first of my new Classic Movie Rentals Recommendation Series, I review A Time to Kill (1996).
If you have some time to kill, go and rent A Time to Kill, based on John Grisham’s first novel, which was rejected by a bevy of publishers and only du...
31st July 2009
FORGOTTEN CHILDREN’S CLASSICS MAKE FOR GOOD SUMMER READS
Summer reading is my favorite kind of reading, a time when books exist solely for enjoyment, for transporting ourselves from the breezy heat of the old porch swing, or from the rainy day window...
13th June 2009
I had never made ice cream before when I was married in 1994, but we received an ice cream maker as a wedding gift, and thus began my foray into the world of ice cream, sherbet, and frozen yogurt-making. After much experimentation I came up with this ver...
01st June 2009
You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but it still doesn't hurt to have an eye-catching dust jacket, one that will provide that great first impression on which many discerning customers rely. To that end, allow me to introduce my amazing cover...
01st June 2009
One of the tasks I enjoy the most about writing my historical fiction books is the research involved in crafting a believable story. It is those little details that create a sense of time and place, and though they may sometimes be little noticed by the r...
01st June 2009
We’ve seen Nicolas Cage decipher codes before, a la “National Treasure.” If there’s one thing the Academy Award-winning actor is good at, it’s bringing an audience inside his mind and letting us see how it works. In the sci-fi thriller “Know...
01st June 2009
"Nate walked to the Appaloosa and took hold of the saddle horn. As he put one foot in the stirrup, he happened to glance behind him at the valley in which he had camped. He looked back at the saddle, then his eyes shot back to the valley again. Two and...
01st June 2009
The composer lay down his baton at the conclusion of what he believed would be his last performance. At 56, he’d already suffered a stroke which temporarily paralyzed his right arm. His life had been marked by an endless string of financial failures f...
