There’s always plenty to enjoy in the Asymptote journal, but I wanted to recommend two articles in the October 2016 issue. The first is a scene from György Spiró’s Prah. I’m a huge fan of what I’ve read so far by Spiró. I’ve posted on his play The Imposter and really need to post on […]
Heal Your Child From the Inside Out: The Five-Element Way to Nurturing Healthy, Happy Kids by Robin Ray Green Hay House: 2016 A little bit of shameless self-promotion. Or rather promoting my wife’s book, which is being released tomorrow… I can’t improve on the work she’s done, so please check out her page on the […]
Once again, I apologize for the silence. I’m dealing with an intense amount of pain that just doesn’t seem to lessen…it just changes forms. Speaking of which, are there novels that deal with intense physical pain more than just in passing for a character? Not that I want to read it, now or ever. Mental/emotional/psychological […]
I think it’s clear I’m a huge fan of the Landmark Ancient Histories edited by Robert B. Stassler. For anyone else wondering what is forthcoming in the series and the timing, I stumbled across this note posted by Mr. Stassler to a query on an Amazon.com board: I am very much alive, and up to […]
Well, August has been anything but fun…two trips to the hospital and some surgery, for starters. Hopefully the pain levels will recede and I’ll feel like reading and posting again soon. I apologize for the break but I’ll get going again soon.
It will be a little bit before I write on Marketa Lazarová by Vladislav Vančura, but I wanted to share something I stumbled across yesterday. Someone (I’m assuming Stefano Leone, who posted it) paired Joy Division’s “Shadowplay” with scenes from Marketa Lazarová, a stunning combination. The scenes are as haunting as the song. Speaking of […]
There are some movies currently streaming online that I wanted to pass along to readers. First up is Coriolanus available for free to Amazon Prime members. Directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes while John Logan adapted the play for the screen. I was impressed by the whole production, which was as troubling on the screen […]
After swearing I’d never work for another startup company, I’ve agreed to work half-time for another startup. I think we all know what half-time will actually mean, though. Plus I’ll continue homeschooling the boys. How all of this is going to work I have no idea. I guess I was worried that I was becoming […]
Last night I went to see the movie version of Romeo and Juliet presented by the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company. It was a little eerie being one of only four people in a sizable movie theater watching this marvelous production, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Richard Madden was solid as Romeo, showing progress from self-absorbed […]
If anyone else in the San Francisco Bar area is interested in seeing The Lowest Pair at Doc’s Lab on September 8th, drop me a note here or via email (see my Profile). I’d love to meet up with some of you and enjoy the evening together. I know…bluegrass/roots music isn’t for everyone, but this […]