Books & Literature
The Written Word
Tommy’s Homer: Another Short Story Challenge
One night I gave myself this writing challenge: Could I conjure a random opening scene tonight, then turn it into...
The War Prayer by Mark Twain
Mark Twain wrote The War Prayer in 1905, in response to the Spanish–American War and the subsequent Philippine–American War. It...
17 Life-Learnings from 17 Years of The Marginalian
NOTE: The following article by Maria Popova was originally published at The Marginalian (formerly known as Brain Pickings), and really...
Announcement: My Story Published in Shallow Waters Horror Anthology!
My flash fiction story The Road Home has been included in Crystal Lake Publishing‘s huge Shallow Waters horror Flash Fiction...
UPDATED: Video: Meet Logos Hope, the Bookstore & Cultural Center on a Cruise Ship!
Back in January, I published an article about Logos Hope, the “book fair” and cultural/educational center on a cruise ship,...
Contemplation: Rendering Unto Caesar
I’m currently in the throes of this amazing 1030-page novel, The Instructions by Adam Levin… …and in the process, I...
William Shatner on His Experience In Space
William Shatner's description of how he felt during his experience in space is both salient and emotional...
A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard
I recently discovered this little story by Elbert Hubbard, evidently penned in 1899 and published 1944, and it really resonated...
VIDEO: Meet Logos Hope, the Bookstore & Cultural Center on a Cruise Ship!
The world’s largest floating bookfair, Logos Hope remains in each port for two weeks, receiving thousands of visitors daily. Representing...
Contemplation: Ending the War on Drugs by Criminalizing ALL Drugs
I recently read A Naked Singularity by Sergio de la Pava, and it was one of the most engaging novels...
A Letter to a Hindu: The Subjection of India—its Cause and Cure
The following letter was penned by Leo Tolstoy in 1908, in reply to a letter from the editor of Free...
For Future Reference: A Short Story Challenge
One day, I decided to challenge myself, see if I could just sit down and write a story. This was...
Examination Day | A Short Story by Henry Slesar
One day during a discussion about books, a friend recommended I read the story Examination Day by Henry Slesar. It took...
The Lowest Animal
In The Lowest Animal, Mark Twain describes how animals often show greater civility than humans, causing him to ponder man's...
