MY MONTICELLOBOOK REVIEW Jocelyn Johnson’s novella, My Monticello, is a soul-nourishing story that begins on a spring night in the near-future after the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville in 2017. White nationalists have returned to town. They are burning down houses and brutally attacking people of color. Da’ Naisha Love, a descendant of Thomas […]
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ESCALATING Photo Courtsey of Derek Story 0:00 / 0:00 Escalating I’m not a fan of escalators. Right after our third son was born, my children and I ventured to a shopping mall in Louisville, Kentucky. We wound up on a steep escalator. I held my hefty infant on one arm and an umbrella stroller in
LIFE IN MY SURREAL WORLD Photo Courtesy of Korpa 0:00 / 0:00 Life in My Surreal World Operating in the real world has never been my strength. I have trouble wrapping my mind around time and space and material objects. There is a certain fluidity to all three for me, a concept which both philosophers
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A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Photo Courtesy of TR Photography 0:00 / 0:00 A Step in the Right Direction Lemony Snicket says, “There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational—or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don’t.” Many of my fears make no sense. On the other hand, there
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LILY’S PROMISEBOOK REVIEW Lily’s Promise is a great read on so many levels. The book’s namesake, Lily, has just lost her beloved father to an illness that taxed family’s resources. She and her mother, an immigration lawyer, move to a smaller house in a different neighborhood. Lily had been home schooled, taught by her father.
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PERFECTING THE ART OF LOSING 0:00 / 0:00 Perfecting the Art of Losing When it comes to playing sports, the more impossible it is for me to succeed, the more driven I am to try, regardless of how many times I lose and of how badly my ego takes a hit. I’m addicted
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BANDITSMOVIE REVIEW My mother broke her arm last week and is now staying with us. As you might imagine, it has been a challenging few days, so we decided to watch a movie last night. Finding the right film is always tricky. Mom is no fan of bad language, violence, angst, subtitles and you can
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A MOST PECULIAR BOOKBOOK REVIEW As a child, when I thought about the origins of the Bible, I pictured an old, white-robed, balding guy sitting at a long wooden table with scrolls piled up around him. He is surrounded by fluffy clouds and a few helpful cherubs. His look is pensive. His quill pen is
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THE DIGMOVIE REVIEW When The Dig first came out, I read a tepid review about it in the Washington Post. Recently, I’ve caused Bruce to suffer through a serious of angsty, morose, head banging art films. Worrying that the The Dig would fit into that category, I decided to pass. However, positive comments by a
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THE FISHA CONFESSION Photo Courtesy of Photoholgic 0:00 / 0:00 The Fish–A Confession At seven years old, our son became obsessed with fishing, not just fishing, but becoming the best fisherman who catches the biggest fish. He read books on the subject and talked about it incessantly. This took us by surprise. We had no
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