So Many Books to Choose from! One of the most awesome things about trying to choose just a handful of book titles to highlight is that there are so many to choose from! For that reason, I want to offer a big encouraging THANK YOU to anyone who writes. Sharing Read more…
Banned Books Week, Days 4, 5, and 6 Story Collections Versus Novels When I tell people that I’m a [fiction] writer, they tend to assume that I write novels. I don’t. Or, to be more precise, I haven’t yet. Maybe in the future. But here’s the thing: I love short Read more…
Let’s “Czech” Out Some Short Stories! Czech literary history is rife with examples of censorship, but it’s a history we can learn from. For Banned Books Week days 2 and 3, I thought I’d highlight a couple of my favorite Czech short stories. I became interested in Czech literature quite Read more…
Let’s Celebrate! Banned Books Week is a week for celebrating books. As a writer, I’m naturally an avid reader as well, so I like to think that I celebrate the written word on a daily basis. Even so, I’m always excited when there’s a special slot of time reserved on Read more…
Read Banned Books I have a vague recollection of reading the short story “Enoch” by Robert Bloch when I was in junior high. We’re talking over thirty years ago, so I don’t really recall the story at all, and I haven’t read it again since. I only remember it as Read more…