F is for the Fable of Frankenstein
“I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, …
E is for Emily Dickinson
For it was in high-school a really sensitive, introverted teen-age girl was introduced to Emily Dickinson and her world. My teacher, Mr. Versace, knew I was about to be kicked out of school for …
E is for English Teachers
Copyright Helge Øverås When I started High School (some 25 years ago… gosh where did the time go?) I was introduced to the world of good and the not so good English teachers. Unfortunately the …
D is for Da Vinci Code
I think, baring some yet to be discovered tribes in the deepest parts of the Amazon, I was the last person on Earth to read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I borrowed a copy from a friend at …
C is for the Cat who Walked by Himself!
Cats are where it’s at… and that’s where I’m going to stop trying to write a Dr. Seuss type of blog post. Instead, I’ll blog about a few of my favorite famous, fictional cats, because my own cats …
Goblin Universe by Ted Holiday
I ordered this book from my local library for my husband because I saw it mentioned somewhere by someone and I actually remembered the title 10 minutes later. It’s not a new book and I had to …
B is for Babar!
Long live King Barbar! I was ruminating over and over asking myself “who or what can I write about with the letter “B” besides “Barney, the Dinosaur” who is one of my worst nightmares. This is …
A is for Alice In Wonderland
When I was 8 or 9 my parents’ friend came to visit us from Canada. I loved it when he’d visit because he always brought presents. Not little tourist trinkets either — he shopped at Harrods. On …
H is for Hobbits, in particular Bilbo Baggins
“H” is for “Hobbit.” I would like to introduce you to a dear friend of mine that lives in another land very far away from most us called, “Middle Earth.” It’s an odd place full of …