Tag Archives: family

Book Review: Driving In The Dark

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Driving In The Dark:  A Childhood Memoir, by Zoe Niklas with Janice Harper For various personal reasons, I happen to be both a reader [1] and a writer [2] in the popular genre of literature known as “memoirs of crappy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: It Didn’t Start With You

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

It Didn’t Start With You:  How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are And How To End The Cycle, by Mark Wolynn I think I would have liked this book a lot more had the author been more interested in … Continue reading →

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Lost In The Wilderness

Posted on May 9, 2018 by nathanalbright

It was the setting of the sun that finally let me know that we were lost.  We were as lost as the armies of the Civil War that had found themselves twice in major battles in this wilderness of Virginia.  … Continue reading →

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It’s All About The Family

Posted on May 6, 2018 by nathanalbright

Like many people who share my religious background, I grew up in this standard of beliefs.  My father came to an understanding of the truth, as we like to express it, in 1966 while he was studying Agronomy at West … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Life Among The Savages

Posted on April 13, 2018 by nathanalbright

Life Among The Savages, by Shirley Jackson Shirley Jackson, if she is remembered at all today, is viewed as an expert in writing creepy short stories like “The Lottery” or horror novels like The Haunting Of Hill House.  But this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Early Morning

Posted on April 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

Early Morning:  Remembering My Father, William Stafford, by Kim Stafford For some time I have been deeply fond of the poetry of the late poet William Stafford [1], and this book by his son Kim gives a thoughtful and deeply … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lucky Boy

Posted on April 4, 2018 by nathanalbright

Lucky Boy:  A Novel, by Shanthi Sekaran This is possibly the worst novel I have read in some time.  There are bad books that are bad because they are incoherent and lack attention to structure, and there are bad books … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Classic Slow Cooker

Posted on March 27, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Classic Slow Cooker:  Best Loved Family Recipes To Make Fast And Cook Slow, by Judy Hannemann As someone who is no stranger to cookbooks despite, or maybe because, such reading habits are somewhat unusual for someone in my position … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Transactional Analysis In Psychotherapy

Posted on March 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

Transactional Analysis In Psychotherapy, by Eric Berne, MD This is an interesting book, if you find psychology interesting [1].  Written by the same fellow who wrote the much less technical and much more popular book Games People Play, this book … Continue reading →

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On The Downsides Of The State As Surrogate Parent

Posted on March 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Despite the manifest failures of paternalistic government as seen around the world, the United States has in its own ways sought to adopt a paternalistic approach when it comes to dealing with abusive and neglectful parents.  It is perhaps ironic … Continue reading →

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