Recently I read a heart-wrenching novel by author Kelly Simmons, “One More Day.” It’s about a subject most of us can identify with, how losing a child affects us and our relationships. The child in this story was tragically abducted and murdered, but the story doesn’t stop there. What happens to a mother and […]
“One More Day” Book Review When someone you love is suddenly gone, haven’t you said, as I have many times, “If only I had one more day with her/him?” As I read “One More Day” by author Kelly Simmons, I was caught up in the mystery surrounding a missing child. But the heartbreak and […]
11/22/63 by Stephen King – A Book Review What Would You Do If You Could Travel Back In Time? Ask any American who was alive where he or she was on 11/22/63 and most can tell you exactly their whereabouts and activity when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Most people throughout the world can […]
Don’t Read “Lone Survivor!” Unless you want to know more about the caliber of men who become Navy SEALS, because you need look no further than this book “Lone Survivor” by Marcus Luttrell. From the moment he enters training until he must use every bit of his skill to survive, Luttrell takes us with him […]
August 16, 2015: Today I’ve had the pleasure of looking at my first published book: Fables and Foibles of the Supreme Court: The Weird and Wild Decisions That Affect YOUR Life. It’s about ways the Supreme Court’s decisions on a particular case set a precedent for similar cases to follow, affecting our lives in the […]
A Clever Criminal, Filled With Rage! “Mr. Mercedes” is a man of rage and brutality. But you’d never suspect it from his appearance. Nobody knows about what’s squirming and twisting like worms in his brain. Stephen King puts together the story of an everyday man, but one who has the most diabolical thoughts […]
Photo from our family album Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas – One of Our Family Favorites! I love Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas. I always thought they were too labor intensive to make at home, and had resigned myself only to having them at restaurants. And then I had an idea one day, that I fiddled around […]
Photo Credit A Story of Ronald Reagan “When Character Was King – A Story of Ronald Reagan,” one of my favorite biographical books, was written by Peggy Noonan, a special assistant and speech writer to President Reagan from 1984 to 1986. After that year, she left Washington for New York to author her […]
Photo Credit Courtesy of Yamit Armbrister About “One Moroccan Woman” This novel, written around true historical events, has all the things that go into a good read. There’s mystery, intrigue, romance, sorrow, heartbreak, and the triumph of the human spirit over all obstacles. The main character, Tamar and her family are Jewish, living in Morocco […]
Photo Credit Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock in Star Trek, sent his character into outer space and into the hearts of millions of fans worldwide. His logical Vulcan way of thinking often saved the day for the space travelers on The Enterprise, commanded by Captain Kirk (William Shatner, with whom he enjoyed a longstanding […]
