🌟🌟🌟& 1/2 Recommend to lovers of Philosophical suspense (IF there is such a thing!) I wanted to give the story a full four stars, but there were a few things that hung me up. The book is about a neuro-psychologist who falls in love with her amnesiac subject. The man can remember all of his … Continue reading Review: The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates
Author: Katie Baker
Like Salt
White rooftops in the morning. Scatter of white across the grass like salt tossed by a careless hand. Why does the sight of something so cold make us feel warm inside? ©️2021 Katie Baker I hope all who celebrated it had a Happy Thanksgiving. It has been a hectic few days for me, and I'm … Continue reading Like Salt
The Mishaps of Don and Hank
Don has a problem. He bursts into his kitchen through the raspy screen door and races over to his wall phone. (Yes, he still has one of those.) At the phone, he stops and walks back to the door, looks out, and yanks at his chin. He walks back to the phone. Don picks up … Continue reading The Mishaps of Don and Hank
Broken Memory
Every day he arrives, hooks his cane over the end of her bed, and settles into the chair beside her. He always brings her treats-- candy, flowers, cupcakes, cards written in shaky handwriting she feels obligated to recognize. Some days she sits in a chair by the window; other days her frail limbs are wrapped … Continue reading Broken Memory
Book Review: On Writing by Stephen King
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Recommend to writers everywhere! I have a confession! *whispers softly, hand cupped around my mouth* I've never read a Stephen King book before. I've never been a fan of horror, and I've always associated the section of my library where King resided as the Dark Side of the library (quite literally). However I have … Continue reading Book Review: On Writing by Stephen King
Things Change
Working from home you must adjust your expectations of the mornings. No more stumbling across darkened parking lots fumbling for your key fob. No more friendly banter in office hallways. No more gossip before you settle in. The highlight of the morning now is a glass-walled Bodum french press. The squeak of my cupboard door, … Continue reading Things Change
The Chosen
Adam sits in the chair in the gray holding cell with his hands against his knees. He keeps his eyes closed and listens to the movements out in the hall. “Stand up,” says a distant voice. “Hands out.” Chains jangle. “Stick out your tongue… clean.” “Move forward,” another voice says. Chains jangle again. A cell … Continue reading The Chosen
Holding Hands, Not Meeting Hearts
God, these people, Jay thinks. He tries hard not to arch his head back or roll his eyes. It’s bad enough that he can't keep the sneer of scorn from his lips. “Well, how do you like that, global warming people?” the minister says in passing. They alway take their hits in passing. Religious people. … Continue reading Holding Hands, Not Meeting Hearts
Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning
by Viktor Frankl🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Recommend to those who wish to strive for something more First of all, there is a danger inherent in the teaching of man's "nothingbutness", the theory that man is nothing but the result of biological, psychological and sociological conditions, or the product of heredity and environment. Such a view of man makes … Continue reading Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning
The Pause Between Books
There's a special moment-- like a breath or a pause-- between books. Maybe it's not even a breath or a pause, but rather a dangling over empty space. A loose end. Whenever this moment comes, I feel like someone who's walked into a room but can't remember why they're there. What was I doing? What … Continue reading The Pause Between Books
Seeking Prose 