Monthly Archives: October 2019

Restaurant Review: Trappa’s Bar And Restaurant

Posted on October 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Trappa’s Bar And Restaurant, English Harbor, Antigua After the Day of Atonement ended about 6PM or so, my mother and stepfather and I had planned to go eat at the chicken restaurant that was at the end of the street, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wonderland: Poems

Posted on October 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Wonderland:  Poems, by Matthew Dickman After having read this collection of poems, one wonders if the author is writing under some sort of nom de guerre or whether it is that his extreme focus on sexuality in many of these … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Adultolescence

Posted on October 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Adultolescence, written and illustrated by Gabbie Hanna This sort of book is a sign of the existence of a serious problem, and that is the way that adulthood and childhood seem to be juxtoposed in a period of long tension.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Quarter Life Poetry

Posted on October 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Quarter Life Poetry:  Poems For The Young, Broke & Hangry, by Samantha Jayne This book is an example of a genre of poetry that seeks to capitalize on the suffering and general lack of life success found by many millennials … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Antigua Yacht Club Restaurant

Posted on October 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

Antigua Yacht Club Restaurant, English Harbor, Antigua If you are, say, in English Harbor on the eve of the Day of Atonement and looking for a place to eat before sunset, your options are limited.  Specifically, they are limited to … Continue reading →

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First Impressions of Antigua

Posted on October 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

It should be noted is that my first impression of the country of Antigua and Barbuda, and of the more populous island Antigua in particular in this federation, was formed even before I arrived on the island.  When I was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Primal Power

Posted on October 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

Primal Power (Dungeons & Dragons), by Mike Mearls While this book is disappointingly a 4th edition D&D supplement, and therefore not very useful to those of us who prefer the 5th edition, there is still something worthwhile here in the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Book Of Vile Darkness

Posted on October 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Book Of Vile Darkness (Dungeons & Dragons), by Robert J. Schwalb This particular book is an interesting one because it reveals something that is not commonly known when it comes to Dungeons & Dragons (and indeed a great deal … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Into The Jungle

Posted on October 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

Into The Jungle (Dungeons & Dragons:  Endless Quest), by Matt Forbeck This book serves as a reminder of the immense difficulty of creating compelling choose your own adventure stories.  After all, such stories depend on a variety of matters, including … Continue reading →

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Bijî Kurdistan

Posted on October 8, 2019 by nathanalbright

For some time the Kurds have been a people whose fate I have pondered and reflected upon [1].  And there is good reason for that, several good reasons in fact.  For one, as someone who was born to a family … Continue reading →

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