Tag Archives: family

To Badger And Back

Posted on July 3, 2019 by nathanalbright

Today our mission was to see one of our party’s first cousins just outside of the “blink and you’ll miss it” census designated place of Badger, California, not too far outside of Squaw Valley.  We managed to make it there … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Marches

Posted on July 3, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Marches:  A Borderland Journey Between England And Scotland, by Rory Stewart As a human being I have often found myself dwelling in middle lands, border regions, contested territories on the periphery fought over by multiple parties, with complex views … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Greetings From Witness Protection

Posted on June 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Greetings From Witness Protection, by Jake Burt This is a fantastic middle-grade novel with an immensely relatable heroine, kindly kleptomaniac Nicki Demere.  This is the sort of book that begs for a sequel, although as of yet the author has … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Deep Zone (Football Genius #5)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Deep Zone (Football Genius #5), by Tim Green One way that you can tell this is a fictional story is that the author has the Falcons winning the Super Bowl.  When I chose this book to read from the library, … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Feet

Posted on June 17, 2019 by nathanalbright

When I was a child growing up in rural Central Florida, one of the many ways that the neighborhood kids kept ourselves amused was to imagine ourselves as members of the X-Men.  For some reason, I ended up being Professor … Continue reading →

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Someday Never Comes

Posted on June 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

Forty-seven years ago Credence Clearwater Revival released their last studio album before breaking up, called “Mardi Gras,” an album lovingly dissected by Todd In The Shadows for his Trainwreckords series.  While I am no fan of most of the album, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Man Who Made Lists

Posted on June 4, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Man Who Made Lists:  Love, Death, Madness, And The Creation Of Roget’s Thesaurus, by Joshua Kendall As a child I had, and consulted, a paperback version of Roget’s Thesaurus, and found it to be immensely helpful in building the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Odd One Out

Posted on May 18, 2019 by nathanalbright

Odd One Out, by Nic Stone In stark contrast to many YA novels, the author has a solid idea of the complexities that our contemporary obsession with identity and sexuality brings to friendships and relationships.  Quite strikingly for a novel … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cold Comfort Farm

Posted on May 4, 2019 by nathanalbright

Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons It is admittedly a shame that this sparkling and lighthearted book was the first novel published by the author and one that has overshadowed her later work, but this is a sparkling novel that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: One Of Ours

Posted on May 3, 2019 by nathanalbright

One Of Ours, by Willa Cather [Note:  Spoiler alert, because spoilers.] This book, along with Willa Cather’s work in general, provides a strong difference between literary fiction that seeks to appeal to cultural elites and critical elements and popular fiction … Continue reading →

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