I give it 5 Stars! Life imitating Art imitating Life In the Poetics, circa 335 BCE, Aristotle famously promulgated his rules of art, each of which rests upon this foundation: art…
Five Stars – Timely and Timeless! When novels meaningfully portray current events, like the novels of Charles Dickens set in then contemporary London, we call them timely. When they communicate topics…
JVJ: Chris, we’ve now posted your individually published story “Jerry with a Twist” and earlier we posted my review of it. Please tell us about this series, how you came up with…
Jerry lay twisted on his bed as if God had turned him into a frog’s leg, ready to leap. He worried about many things— about their bills, about the birth of…
I give "Jerry with a Twist" 5 Stars! Jerry, a talented but out-of-work actor, confronts a dilemma that unrelentingly twists his life—cognitively, emotionally, even physically at virtually every step. He’s been…
Reviewed by James Victor Jordan : Five Stars! Paul Gauguin famously inscribed on his best-known painting its title: D’où Venons Nous/ Que Sommes Nous/ Où Allons Nous—Where Do We Come From?…
I bought Mr. Jangles for Amerie back when we were happy from a student who was graduating and leaving Pasadena to return to the east coast. Amerie wanted an African grey…
We are pleased, proud, and privileged to present “A Hollywood Love Story – 1986” by Guy Prevost, an extraordinary screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer. This is a stand-alone excerpt from…
This book hooks you in from the very beginning of the story. Different parts and perspectives are told from the point of view of different characters. Rich descriptions and visuals bring…
Intro to Brian Keating’s “Elegy for Margaret Burbidge": On April 5, 2020, Margaret Burbidge, a British-American astronomer and astrophysicist, passed away at the age of 100. On April 6, 2020 Brian…