• Marrow Island

    Marrow Island

    Marrow Island is it a mini utopia or is it a dystopia? Ecologically devastated by an earthquake that destroyed an oil refinery years ago; the island is now an ecological commune, run by Sister J. Lucie’s father, who died on the island as a result of the earthquake, has returned to the island some twenty… Continue reading

  • The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage

    The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage

    A rather dry, but very readable account of a marriage gone bad. Heinrich and Brigitte married for convenience, it came to a bloody end in December, 2011 after 50 years of marriage. Heinrich, a successful retired Mayor of a small East German city murdered his wife and her dog. What makes the book interesting is… Continue reading

  • Holiday Cheer!

    Every year about this time, I remember fondly of the days when my brother and I would put our Christmas mugs filled with eggnog and cookies out for Santa on Christmas eve. Every Christmas I pull out my little mug and have a mug full of eggnog to honor those long gone days. Since I… Continue reading