Remember the Inmates

Hello fellow Bloggers! I hope y’all’re doing well and prospering wherever you may be. Many of us are looking forward to the upcoming holidays with eagerness and joy in our hearts.  I humbly request that, at some point this week, you take a moment to spare a thought (or a prayer, if you’re a believer) …

Thoughts on 3 Books #11

Hellow fellow Bloggers and beautiful people the world around.  I hope y’all’re doing well and thriving today. I already posted these reviews on Goodreads.  If y’all’re interested in reading any of the synopses, just click the linked title below the image of each cover.  And if you’ve read any of these books, I’d love to …

A Bit (More) About Me #9

Gee whiz, look what happens when I take a break from blogging: I haven't done one of Mel's Share Your World posts in 7 months! Oh me, oh my!  Allow me to rectify... Q1.  Can we ever experience anything objectively?  Why or why not?  (Now for the people who may not understand that idea, this …

Quality Quotes #7

Mornin' y'all!  I hope everyone's day is off to a fine start.  It's been a bit over six months since I posted a Quality Quote.  Long overdue, don't you think?  Here's a good one for these interesting time in which we find ourselves, from Joseph Brodsky: "Life - the way it really is - is …

Dear Senator Lamar Alexander

Yesterday, the senior U.S. Senator from Tennessee, Lamar Alexander, sounded off about the FDA on Facebook, lamenting its failure to weigh in on the safety of e-cigarettes.  As a constituent, I posted a version of the following response as a comment on his post.  I would be daft to expect a reply there. I'm equally sure …

The Obvious Word #1

Hey y'all!  I hope you're doing well and prospering on this fantastic Monday! I'm grateful to the ever-eloquent Fandango today for giving me licence to try something new & different, a kind of mash-up of two types of periodic posts.  The first type is my A Writer's Reliquary, which I update whenever I encounter a …

Thoughts on 2 Books #9

I already posted these reviews on Goodreads.  If y’all’re interested in reading either of the synopses, click the linked title below the image of the book's cover.  And if you’ve read either of these books, I’d love to hear what you think in my Comments section.  You know, way down yonder at the bottom. Devil …

Brief Thoughts on a Bunch O’Books #5

I already posted these thoughts on Goodreads.  If y’all’re interested in reading any of the synopses, click the linked title below the image of the book's cover.  And if you’ve read any of the following, I’d love to read your thoughts in my Comments section. Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly.  I …

Task Lyst: A Review

Task Lyst by Scott Hylbert.  I rated it 1 star, "did not like it", on Goodreads and shelved it there as fiction & novel.  You can click the linked title to read the synopsis. Task Lyst caught my eye when it was featured as the work of a Nashville resident on the home page of …

Been Gone Too Long

Hey y'all.  I hope everyone is doing well and thriving.  A few months ago, I became so embittered by the current state of affairs in American politics that I let it poison my pen, so to speak, and my anger and frustration were seeping into my writing.  I apologize to anyone I angered, offended, or …