My second Book-On-The-Beach this summer was Matriculated Death by Maryanne Wells and Naomi O’Connors. You’d expect to see vampires and zombies at a law school, right? Ghosts too? I mean, all that student ambition fueled by excessive caffeine and jumped into overdrive by sleep deprivation is bound to create a breeding ground for the paranormal. […]
Vitus (2006) Directed by Fredi M. Murer (Winner of Swiss Film Prize for Best Film of 2007) Vitus (played in part by piano virtuoso Teo Gheorghiu) is a child genius whose life is carefully guided along by his loving, but ambitious parents. He chafes under the regimented schedule by sassing his teachers and occasional displays […]
There was a lively (and somewhat heated) discussion on Twitter this past week concerning vampires and their choice of food. The discussion took an abrupt turn when I opinioned that blood was probably a better source of life-essence then, say, toenails. And down the rabbit hole we went, my Twitter friends and I, conjecturing on […]
I was at the beach with the kids last week, so my days were filled with water parks, sand and surf, arcades, and ensuring my 3 year old son survives to see his next birthday. My nights, I relaxed listening to the waves crash on the beach, with a cold brew and some smutty reads. Ah, […]
Storm Dancer by Rayne Hall was my first ‘book on the beach’ this vacation season. It’s a dark fantasy full of despotic rulers, political jockeying, and poetic language. But there’s more. It’s the ‘more’ that makes this book thought-provoking and sometimes uncomfortable. It’s a story about redefining ethics. It’s a story that explores the very personal […]