Fyrewurks

I recently returned, part-time, to my old job of digital mapping. It’s a leisurely job where I can work on maps all day while being able to listen attentively to short stories and still get the job done. I’ve always liked maps, and I’m usually happy when I have a short story or good music to listen [...]

Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are has always been one of my favorite books.  In fact, I even find myself watching the children’s TV show “Little Bear” (based on Sendak’s Little Bear) every now and then, even though my daughter grew out of the show years ago.
The playful (and wild) spirit as well as [...]

I recently heard that C. D. Payne’s Youth in Revolt is quite the good read – so I used Amazon’s little teaser-read feature to check out the beginning and it was too funny not to get! 
So I went to order it; only I totally fell for the free shipping ploy.  I ordered one, then saw [...]