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• Spring and Summer Reads: Horror and Autobiography

  

  I have been so busy the past few months with my own book and now assorted hurricanes, that I didn't have a chance to post reviews of all of the books I have bee... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unfinished - Now Available in Paperback!

  

  Unfinished - A Graphic Novel of Marilyn Monroe, is now available in paperback. From Amazon: Why does Marilyn Monroe continue to be our iconic American goddess? ... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unfinished: a Graphic Novel of Marilyn Monroe

  

  I am so excited to share that my graphic novel about the screen's most iconic goddess, Marilyn Monroe, is finally done — and available via Amazon's Kindle Store. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Legion

  So what am I going to watch until Legion comes back? I just binge-watched the series on Hulu. Like so many of the new series popping up this days this show has... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where No Star Trek Fan May Have Gone Before ...

  

  There are so many branches to the Star Trek universe: novelizations, movies, re-boot film series, animated series, magazines, television series, toys, games,... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• as Spooky as Ever: We Have Always Lived in the Castle

  

  We Have Always Lived in the Castle is an amazing, unsettling book. It is a tale told by a fanciful and unreliable but fascinating narrator, Mary Katherine... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Big Little Lies

  

  I just finished watching the HBO series Big Little Lies and, I'm sure, like many others, didn't want it to end. The slow, almost hypnotic pace of the direction... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Goodnight, Sweet Princess ...

  

  I happened to be at the Disney Park that has franchised most of the Star Wars experience last week when I heard about Carrie Fisher's passing. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mon Cher Poirot

  

  After my recent Alex Cross-athon, I felt I needed a palate cleanser. And what better, than to re-read some old favorites, by the grande dame of mystery... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cross, Cross, Cross

  

  As I stated earlier, I have been reading a lot of James Patterson lately. I have so much happening on the home front these days that these mostly mindless... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Doctor Sleep and the Lure of the Sequel

  

  While I was reading Doctor Sleep I was bouncing back and forth between my memories of the novel, written by Stephen King in 1977, and the movie adaptation by... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hogwarts ... You Can't Go Home Again?

  

  The kid and I recently read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Hmmm ... I don't know what to say. I guess I can say that my daughter liked it better than I did. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Along Came Another Patterson Book ...

  

  My cousin is on a James Patterson rampage, and has been dragging me along, mostly willingly. I have had so many things going on my life recently, that a... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Plumbing the Future and the Past for Thrills

  

  I read these two books in close succession to one another. James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge - Zoo Zoo cover art Patterson and friends' book are always a... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Recent Reads

  

  I have been really busy with my own writing and art project this year, so haven't been posting regularly on my blog. But I did want to share some capsule book... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Artist Who Fell to Earth

  

  I am in shock this morning to hear that one of the icons of my youth is gone. He did a little bit of everything - music, movies, painting - and did it well.... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

  

  Maybe we never really get past our eight year-old selves, as my all-time favorite holiday song still has to be ... It's the perfect combination of fabulous... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

  

  I love the relaxed vibe The Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan take with this clever combo of two of my favorite traditional carols, "God Rest Ye Merry... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• White Christmas

  

  I love the film White Christmas and Bing Crosby still has the definitive version of the song, but The Drifters' rendition is my favorite. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Bowie Met Der Bingle

  

  Another of my favorite holiday songs is "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy," by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. I remember watching this Christmas special, "Bing... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION