When you put yourself out ‘there’ as a writer, when you lasso the title of ‘writer,’ inevitably you are asked your opinion. You are also confronted by a litany of folks who make excuses. Now, I’m not adverse to the excuse bit. I hear and speak them daily. But what …
Last night, amidst all the glitz, glitter and glamour, the 89th Annual Academy Awards – the “Oscars” – were handed out in …
I tend to be one of those people who obsesses over gift giving. I don’t get a chance to do it all …
I feel so blessed that I can “work” from home as a book reviewer, essayist and occasionally as a literary editor, …
(Due to this nasty thing known as a “deadline”, this Gimbling in the Wabe is a repeat of one first posted here …
There are quite a few memorable first sentences in literature: “Call me Ishmael.” “It was the best of times, it was the …
We humans are so divergent in who we are, how we react and respond, in how our minds work and our ideas …
This is a repeat of a Gimbling in the Wabe from 2013. Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. ~William …
I have a secret I’m going to share with you. It’s not that searing of a secret, just something I haven’t really …
On Wednesday, November 19, in association with the announcement of the winners of the 2014 National Book Awards, Neil Gaiman presented the …
