Sonny's Castle Dangerous

St. Martin's Press 320 pages; February 28, 2012 On one level this is a boarding school story and a coming-of-age novel. That’s go...

Edmund Leighton (1900) Some may call this sentimental, kitschy, or worse. But still, there's something about it...

Metal detector hobbyists have discovered a hoard of Celtic coins in the Channel Islands. And it's a big hoard. Imagine digging a hol...

Thirsting for esoteric knowledge, I set forth to read The Holy Grail: History, Legend and Symbolism by Arthur Edward Waite. It's one of ...

Some notable things that happened in my life this year: Left my employer of 7 years due to corporate merger. Not as bad as it sounds; it was...

It's New Year's Eve, time once again to post my list of books read during 2011. First, my favorites. In the fiction category, Daniel...

Last night I came to grips with a situation that has long troubled me. There’s an air conditioner vent right next to my favorite chair in ...

Important news: there are great job opportunities for casino dealers right here in my home town. I could be trained and licensed in mere mo...

Here's a list of the books I've read in the past year. I'll begin with the most memorable in each genre: The Last Stand: Custer,...

I'd really appreciate some assistance in identifying the manufacturer of these pipes. I purchased them in 1985 from a retailer known as...

This film starring Helen Mirren hit US theaters in 1981. I remember the trailer. “See Hussy !” the voice-over commanded. Still smitten by Mi...

A feast is underway when The Green Knight appears in King Arthur's hall: "Nay, King Arthur," cried the knight in a great voice...

519 pages; Harper; 1995 Counter to what I expected, this is far more than a novelty book. It has well-drawn characters with strong identit...

“…the human kingdom, beneath the floor of the comparatively neat little dwelling that we call our consciousness, goes down into unsuspect...

It's a night of bitter cold and snow in western Pennsylvania. It's also New Year's Eve, a fitting time to post my list of books ...

Years ago, I heard a song on the radio that I couldn’t get out of my brain. I didn’t know the name of the band or the name of the song. All ...

The Metal Masters tour rolled through Pittsburgh last Saturday night. That’s what brought my brother and I to the Pittsburgh Airport Marriot...

Daw Science Fiction Paper;  May 18, 1976 ISBN-10:  0886772737 ISBN-13:  978-0886772734 A number of people in this book earn the de...

405 pp.  Signet Books, January 2001 When I lived in Florida, I used to daydream about moving to a small town up north. I envisioned a qui...

My daughter brought her boyfriend home to visit for a couple of days. Mike is quiet and very respectful. He calls me Mr. K------. He just gr...