I discovered the hair-color changing properties on Sun-In the summer of 1985 and never looked back. My hair had gone from golden blonde when I was a kid to boring not brown or blonde, a…
Date Archives 2016
Not Talking About My Generation
When I read a review of Alice Adam’s Invincible Summer that described it as a novel that attempts to define a generation, specifically GenX, I couldn’t get my hands on it fast enough. I’m all…
More Bitter than Sweet
Tess is a twenty-two-year-old running from, I think, boredom, claiming she was reborn when she crossed the George Washington bridge. Upon arriving in New York City, Tess gets a job at one of the best…
Grieving the Election Day 1: Trying to Find My Hope
I’ve been looking at this empty white box on and off since about 8 o’clock this morning. That’s when I finally made it out of bed though I’d been up since 6. I spent the…
Where I Stand on the Important Issues
I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet this election season. Don’t worry, I still have a lot of opinions and stances on the important issues facing our nation and humanity. In case you need to know where I…
Nothing But Writerly Shenanigans
For a wholly different and more enthusiastic take on All the Missing Girls, I’d like to direct you to LeAnn’s review. She loved this one. I did not. A few weeks ago I expounded on…
When the Dam Bursts
Wampach’s is a little diner in downtown Shakopee that’s been here since the 50s. It’s very similar to my parents’ little diner 10 miles down the road near downtown Savage. I have very distinct memories…
The Long, Dark Journey to a New Web Host & Other Whinings
First of all, how you like the new digs? I figured with all that was going on the least I could do was freshen this joint up. What was going on? Well, I’m glad you…
So Much Smug
First things first, Wendy Walker’s All is Not Forgotten starts with a pretty graphic description of rape. Teenage Jenny Kramer is brutally raped for an hour outside a party in her affluent Connecticut town. When…
Sticks the Landing
Not much will keep Katie and Eric Knox from helping their fifteen-year-old achieve her Olympic gymnastics dream — not mountains of credit card debt, falling apart cars, or their younger son, maybe not even murder….