For the past several weeks I have been slipping away, trying to find quiet moments to read. Things have been stressful at home and these little escapes have done wonders for my mood. Finding time to read a chapter or two on a Saturday afternoon or four or five before going to sleep at night has allowed me to revisit a series that I was very impressed with on my first read through. I’ve been chipping away at The Way …
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More than two decades ago I remember stepping out onto my fronts steps and pulling an old wooden door shut behind me. Hopping down the steps of our little Philadelphia row-home, I made my way over to G Street. I passed Sue’s corner store, crossed over Allegheny Avenue, and walked down to Kensington Avenue. Back then the area was bustling with stores. Record Spot sat very close to that intersection and was where I bought my very first Cassette Tape. …
Back when I was in Elementary School, and even into my High School years, English was one of my favorite subjects. Not for grammar (I hated that – as you can probably tell from my atrocious usage of commas and such) but for both the reading and writing sections of the class. I can remember all the way back to about the sixth grade. I attended a magnet school and our english teacher stood at the head of the class …
Ever since I was a kid I’ve always been fond of the Fantasy genre. There was something about the magic, mystery, and strange worlds that sucked me into the story. I would get lost in a good story, be it a movie or book, and the worries and stresses of everyday life simply melted away. One odd thing about my interest is that I’m never quite satisfied. I could finish reading the last page of an amazing book and want …
A couple of weeks back I wrote an update which outlined what I’ve been reading as of late. In that update I said that when I finished Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb, I would go ahead and put together a review like I’ve done in the past. Well, here’s the thing, I don’t wanna… Before I started reading Fool’s Assassin, I was very excited. I missed the world of Fitz and was eager to visit once again. I even went …
These last few weeks have been kind of crazy. Between keeping up with my exercise routine and filling in while my wife goes to class at night, blog posts have become an afterthought. To add insult to injury, I’ve had one hell of a time actually coming up with things to write about. It seems like as soon as I sit down to write about something that feels fun and interesting, I hit a wall and can’t get past the …
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