This has been a bit of a slow week. My family and I did go to a dance performance Thursday which was a lot of fun, even if I did have to take my cane with me. I dislike when necessity drives me to use it. I started my beta-read for Lawrence Schoen’s new […]
*This book was reviewed for San Francisco Book Review God’s Red Son is a piercing, poignant look at one of the more shameful events of our country’s infancy. Warren shines a light on the factors behind the infamous ‘Ghost Dance’ of the Sioux and other indigenous peoples of North America during the end of […]
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Aah, but this show, one of the first big serial paranormal dramas, shaped a large chunk of my teenage years. I’ve always loved the unknown, the unexplained, the unusual. There’s a great deal of philosophy embedded in the X-Files, to be sure. The X-Files […]
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Van der Hoeven’s Zen for Druids is her second book focuses on combining the nature spiritualism of Druidry with the teachings and tenets of Buddhism. She makes a note that the reader should have read the previous Zen Druidry before reading this one. I would disagree, and say that […]
Is there one person past or present you would like to meet? Why? Sylvia Plath. She is my writing hero. I think the world missed out on so many books from her. I’d love to go back in time and try to help her, as silly as that sounds. What are your favourite books? Why? […]
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan Book Review One-Two tugs on the heartstrings from word one. Faith and Hope are conjoined twins. Abandoned at birth, they are raised in institutes and foster homes, receiving the barest minimum of care and education, whilst being subjected to tests and unscrupulous scrutiny. The possibility of a […]
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan Book Review Using lessons garnered from such diverse sources as Jewish mysticism, Buddhism, psychology, mythic studies, and spiritual alchemy, Frankel offers a new way of looking at the unknown, and embracing the chaos of uncertainty. As we age, we lose the wonder of the child, for whom […]
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan Book Review Asif Zaidi’s The Stuff of Life is a veritable treasure trove of essays bridging a wide variety of philosophical topics. There are several sections, each with a general focus. This book is stuffed with the type of philosophical questions that I, as a philosopher myself, […]
**This book was reviewed for the Seattle Book Review* I have no words adequate to describe the beauty of this work. As the opening poem, Progeny, suggests, each of these poems are seeds, burrowing in the mind to unfurl exquisite truths. I have an ecopy of this book, but I want a hardcopy to […]
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco and Seattle Book Reviews The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy is yet another offering in the wonderful pop culture and philosophyseries. This one focuses on GRR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series, and the HBO show Game of Thrones. There are seven sections, […]