The Kindle Killer

When I was five my parents told the three of us they were going to have another baby. They were very careful to explain to my sister, who was then only two, that this did not mean she would be replaced. It did not mean she would be loved any less. It simply meant that [...]

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Visiting An Old Friend

I’ve been devouring books lately. I’ll go through these periods where I read very slowly and take a long time to digest a book. Then, without warning, I’ll hit a reading binge and plow through books like a gin through cotton. It can be a very expensive bad habit, especially now that I’ve got the [...]

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Cape Refuge Book 1

Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a fine book for what it was. I was actually kind of surprised, not having had much luck with Christian fiction in general. But this (free on Amazon) wasn’t overpriced, which is the first issue I have with most of the Christian [...]

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iPad, Kindle, Nook: The e-Readers Battle For My Lurv

My first reaction was that ‘iPad’ sounds like something I should get in the Feminine Hygiene aisle. My second reaction was “what do we cut out of the budget to make room for two of these things?” My third reaction was “Looks like I’m not getting rid of my Kindle any time soon.” Don’t get [...]

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Along For The Ride

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read Sarah Dessen’s books because I know exactly what to expect. A unique and uniquely disenfranchised girl is forced to open up and find love thanks to a cast of motley characters in a cozy and offbeat location. Yes, her books [...]

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Angel Lane

Angel Lane by Sheila Roberts My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second Sheila Roberts book I’ve read, and the second I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. It’s a book in the way that toasted cheese and tomato soup is a meal. Simple, delicious, comforting. View all my reviews >>

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Take Two

I had a post mostly thought out and partly written about the trials of womanhood. Then I realised that it added nothing substantial to the ongoing world conversation. Having your period isn’t always fun. There. I just re-wrote the entire post in one sentence. God bless the ability to edit. I have a love-hate relationship [...]

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Alms Before Men

It’s that time again. Time for me to get a little bit miffed at all the self-congratulatory smuggishness coming from certain circles. I wrote a week and a half ago about how irritated I was with Pat Robertson’s semi-senile ravings about how God called down wrath upon Haiti and those poor people were wallowing in [...]

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Dear Tami Hoag

A bloody murder and photos of a crime scene are GRISLY. The big bear from Alaska is GRIZZLY. Learn it, know it. Because right now it seems that there are a lot of crime scene photos in your latest book showing bears committing serial rape and sex murder. And that makes my head all swimmy [...]

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Blogging For Choice Day

It’s Blogging For Choice Day. That means I’m going to do my usual For Choice entry. The one that says that we have fewer and fewer choices across the board these days. As government continues to encroach upon individual liberties our choices have dwindled. Many times the government makes a law designed to protect us [...]

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