I turned 63 today and decided to really celebrate for a change. Here are the things I celebrated. Taking the day off from not only work, but also politics. The Remote Control Terrorist aka the somewhat humanoid who I live with got me an out-of-print copy of one of my favorite books, Genius, by … Continue reading Celebration
“Somehow, I got back up the stairs, past the broken banister and the light fixture that dangled against the torn plaster like a dead head on a broken neck.” I wish I wrote that. I opened a book to a random page and wasn’t surprised to find such an amazing sentence. You can find it … Continue reading Halloween with Stephen King
Note to readers: While cleaning up some files, I ran across this essay I wrote years ago. I’ve been a bookstore manager for 11 years and in the world of political book publishing, it seems to still be relevant. I did update a few of these so-called authors. A customer pitched a fit today because … Continue reading The Satanic Blurbs
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