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Uphill in the Snow. Both Ways.
I’m not sure when exactly I got old enough to begin every third sentence with “when I was a kid” but seriously, folks, when I was a kid, things were…
BOOK REVIEW: East of the Sun
East of the Sun: A Novel East of the Sun by Julia Gregson is a sweeping, historical romance. I think I enjoyed it mostly because it outlined a time and…
I’m Having a Food Baby
‘Tis the season for many things, gluttony being somewhere near the top of the list. This being December, there are a never ending string of parties and luncheons; boxes of…
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: The Children of Darkness
The Children of Darkness The Children of Darkness, by David Litwack, is a dystopian young adult novel, of the sort that seems to be very popular these days. This isn’t…
We All Get Lit
It is the holiday season, and as a Jew in a predominantly Christian neighborhood, it can be a little lonely. My holiday isn’t represented in the local retail stores, at…
Battle for Control
There are certain kinds of battles that certain kinds of people are always going to lose. Every single time. Let’s say there are two families who go to the beach.…
BOOK REVIEW: Skink — No Surrender
Skink–No Surrender Carl Hiaasen is a Florida boy, and he’s written about eighty million books for adults. They are all set in Miami and the Florida Keys, fun, quirky, adventurous, and usually…
Misophonia
I’ve never been much of a gum chewer. As someone who has teeth removed and orthodontia to fix Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ), I’m lazy and not a huge fan of…
BOOK REVIEW: Openly Straight
Openly Straight In Openly Straight, a young adult book by Bill Konigsberg, Rafe, a Colorado teen, has been out of the closet since eighth grade. He doesn’t get much…
What Comes Around
Everything old is new again, they say, and just like you can actually find legwarmers for sale, and real live fashionable teenagers wearing them, other 80s things are making a comeback.…
