Yes, I’ve been writing since I was about eight years old. I remember Mother stitching paper together to create books that were about 3 inches tall by about 2 inches wide. I would fill them with stories, jokes, and pictures. … Continue reading →
You can write a masterpiece, only to have it ruined by an inattentive publisher. It would be bad enough if they filled your retelling of Romeo and Juliet with typos, what if you had just penned the ultimate authority on grammar, or perhaps, spelling? L…
Continue reading →Lisa Reads: The Islam Quintet: Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree, The Book of Saladin, The Stone Woman, A Sultan in Palermo, and Night of the Golden Butterfly by Tariq Ali I have to admit it: I know virtually nothing about … Continue reading →
Well! That was fun (NOT)! You know the little plugy-iny-thingy place that connects the power plug to the laptop? It wouldn’t actually connect and the battery was lasting like… 45ish minutes. I pulled every trick I could think of. I … Continue reading →
This was a short offering from audible.com, written by John Scalzi and narrated by Zachary Quinto. I didn’t expect to like it. Some of the recent stories that were “Only from Audible” Specials have been quite lame. I mean REALLY … Continue reading →
I admit it, I am addicted to true crime TV shows and books. I think I like the fact that (on TV, anyhow) the slow accumulation of details leads to the truth of the matter. The police involved are … Continue reading →
Ralph W. Braun. Rise Above: How One Man’s Search for Mobility Helped the World Get Moving . The Braun Corporation. Kindle Edition. 2016. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20830191-rise-above I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but I’m a sucker for biographies about people who DO stuff. … Continue reading →
Lisa Reads: The Complete Sherlock Holmes – The Heirloom Collection By: Arthur Conan Doyle This was another L-O-N-G audiobook, 58 hours to be specific. It didn’t feel that long, though. It is a collection of short stories and novellas about … Continue reading →
Lisa Reads: Employment Options: The Ultimate Resource for Jobseekers with Disabilities and Other Challenges by Paula Ruben Viellet (My Employment Options) I am distinctly ambivalent about this book, but I will give it tentative positive review. After all, it is … Continue reading →
Lisa Reads: A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire #5) by George R.R. Martin Oh my goodness! My head hurts! I didn’t see that coming! Okay, that is pretty much what I’ve been saying for this entire … Continue reading →
