Childhood’s End – Book Review

Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke, 218 pages, circa 1953, 7/12  Clarke is of course, one of those famous masters of sci-fi but I didn’t pick him up until my library’s giveaway shelf had a battered, almost-gone cover, of a copy.  It spans over 100 years, with different human characters. My favorite human is alive for

Books For Spring

Spring. I don’t have a favorite season, but if I had to list them spring would be at the bottom. In the summer, I work and my writing productivity tends to increase. In the fall, there’s Halloween. In the winter it’s nice and cold until February makes it awful. Spring means the end of February

Sherlock Holmes Vs Jim Moriarty

“When you have one of the first brain of Europe up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there are infinite possibilities.” ~Sherlock Holmes, The Valley Of Fear

Gee, Sammy Bee

   I’m moving on from John Green to the likes of Samantha Bee. Not moved on exactly. John may get repetitive, but Samantha is so vulgar I couldn’t really enjoy it. Some of it, such as a horny cat, is downright disturbing.    As a comedian, she’s not my favorite either. She’s just not funny! What

Black Panther, As Seen By An Oaklandish White Girl

Good, but not always great. When great, not always wonderful. Sometimes wonderful. Black Panther can be analyzed in several different ways, and receive different scores for each: Characters: heroes 12/12 There is a plethora of heroes to choose from. Black Panther himself, a good man who proves to be a good king. Shuri, a warrior