Category Archives: Authors / Filmmakers

J.D. Vance – What Did You Say to Your Mother?

Did I see among them, the intelligence and refinement: the true, honest, patriotic heart of America? Here and there, were drops of its blood and life, but they scarcely coloured the stream of desperate adventurers which sets that way for … Continue reading

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Shirley MacLaine’s Enlightening Life

In a bit of spiritual synchronicity, a few days ago I wondered what Shirley MacLaine was up to. Then, browsing through my antenna TV channels the next day, I stopped at the Dick Cavett Show and one of his guests … Continue reading

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Anne Applebaum: Fixed Ideas in a Mutable World

Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum is one of the many works you can find written since 2016 that analyzes why those in the more free countries on earth are drawn to authoritarian figures. As … Continue reading

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A Spy in the House of Astrology: Anais Nin

Have you ever been to a book frenzy? It goes like this: You’re in a small town in the middle of a pandemic where the local bookstore can no longer survive against the force of gargantuan online retailers. Human connection … Continue reading

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It’s a Good Time to be a Giant of Realist Fiction

“Dickens” was my first answer to the puzzle clue “giant of realist fiction.” Unfortunately as the puzzle answers progressed, Dickens was apparently not the correct answer. Steinbeck (John) was my first thought being American and all. But Steinbeck clearly didn’t … Continue reading

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Dracula: From Taurus to Scorpio

Noticing a pristine copy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula at the sunny, early-May garage sale, I decided to buy it and read it, if I ever read it, in the dark, gloomy fall (November maybe?) when the weather matched its mood. … Continue reading

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Tears of Chiron

Don’t be surprised that I’ve just watched the 2016 Academy Award Best Picture Moonlight. Normally I’m ten to 20 years behind the media curve as I still haven’t figured out where to find the time to watch the plethora of … Continue reading

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Cat Analyzes Garth Stein Horoscope

When I told my cat that I attended a lecture by an author who writes from a dog perspective, she asked what the dog thought about Pluto transiting Capricorn. “Dogs aren’t as interested in astrology as cats,” I explained. “They’re … Continue reading

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Plays on Pisces Moon

If the Columbus Ballet Met director is correct, that humans seek the arts to reflect our humanity back upon ourselves, then Eugene O’Neill’s play Long Day’s Journey into Night reflects our self-pity. While watching this long journey into unproductive regret … Continue reading

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Lois Duncan’s Charismatic Characters

While it’s been years since I’ve been a young adult or actively read young adult literature, one of my favorite young adult authors is still Lois Duncan. Since I don’t have a young adult in my environment, I see the … Continue reading

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