Category: I Heart Books

Regarding Salvation or Reflections on The Big Book

I have been listening (via audiobook) to what members of Alcoholics Anonymous often refer to as the Big Book and what is properly titled Alcoholics...

A Framing Shop, An Ogress, and Rough Sleepers

“To be or not to be is not the question, but to be is much sweeter, and that could be the answer.“ —Miriam Makeba, We...

Statelessness, Revelations & Lady Day

“Fellow citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are today, rendered more intolerable...

A Look Back

I recently took a trip to one of my favorite local bookstores (Talking Leaves) and picked up The Best American Essays of 2024 (Wesley Morris...

The P.O. Box

There are moments in which I find myself longing for a time before computers, cell phones, and automotive vehicles, when traversing cobblestone streets, reading by...

Marriage: No Fairytales Here

One upon a time, when I was still in my twenties, I asked a co-worker whether she still loved her husband of many decades. I...

The Last Chinese Chef & Guanxi

Recently, I had the pleasure of reading The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones.  At one point, Sam Liang, one of the main characters, tells the story...

Thoughts on The Color Purple

I first attempted to read The Color Purple, decades ago, when I was still in my youth. While my brain certainly understood the words on...