Etiqueta: essay
-
Review: Stupid Things…: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong by Steven Petrow
By Olga Nuñez Miret Hi, all: This is a non-fiction book by a well-known, although new to me, writer. I had to check it out when I read the title. Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our…
-
October 13, 1307 – The Destruction of the Templars by Luisa Zambrotta
On Friday, October 13th, 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered Grand Master Jacques de Molay and hundreds of French Templars to be simultaneously arrested. They were charged with heresy, idolatry, corruption and other crimes against the church. Many of the Templars were tortured into confessing their crimes and then…
-
Review: Bridge of Dreams. A Speculative Triptych by Kevin P. Keating
Hi, all: I bring you another book I’ve discovered through Rosie’s Book Review Team, and it is a pretty special one. Bridge of Dreams. A Speculative Triptych by Kevin P. Keating Comprising three interlinked novellas, Bridge of Dreams: A Speculative Triptych centers around a young woman who embarks upon a spiritual…
-
The Legacy of Love by Tony Ashenden
What is love if it be not sensed, confirmed by touch seen by eye, heard by ear, or declared by voice? Can it be a dream of intention wanting fulfillment or known only in the pain of parting? In the still of night when you wake unsure of self it…
-
How much coffee is too much? by Edward Ortiz
Well, that’s a good question. I think the more, the better, but a few bloggers know that I reach my limit when my left eye starts twitching. When that happens, I usually stop drinking until the next day. I read a good article with the same title in The Economist that discusses…
-
Review: One of Them Is Lying by Peter Bailey By Olga Nuñez
I bring you another book and a new author I’ve discovered through Rosie’s wonderful Book Review Team. This is a pretty twisted one. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! One of Them is Lying by Peter Bailey A dark, twisted psychological crime thriller When a privileged student stumbles home covered…
-
A 5-part series of writing-process posts focused on sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene —01
Writing for the Senses Part 1 — Sight (The Spanish version of book-1, is called “Expiación y Magia” — translation by Olga Núñez Miret.) You’d think sight would be the easiest of the five senses for this mini-series. I guess it’s too simple. I think everyone primarily writes, paints, or…
-
#Review: The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner (@HQBooksANZ) by Olga Nuñez
Hi, all: I bring you a book that was not what I expected, but I think many readers will enjoy it. The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits, a deeply moving novel set against the…
-
On the wing by Susana Cabaço
The swifts spend most of their lifetime on the wing. They are totally at ease in the air, maneuvering their flight with great precision while emanating a contagious joy. They are tiny but also mighty enough to master the skies, whether locally or on their long-distance migration. A truly epic…
-
Review: The Dance of Discord: A Short Story of Gilded Age Intrigue by Teagan Ríordáin Olga Nuñez
Hi all: I bring you a short story for those who have little time to read, by one of my favourite authors and bloggers, one most of you have already met and whose stories have enjoyed. I won’t keep you waiting, because the story is intriguing enough already. The Dance…
-
Book Review: Democracy In America by Edward Ortiz
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville was a heavy read, to put it mildly. Tocqueville visited the United States in 1831 to study the country. Initially, his focus was the prison system, but his study expanded to include the government structure and the socio-economic conditions of the country. Once…
-
snow-white hair and coal-black eyebrows by Bogdan Dragos
she lived alone and didn’t do much around the house Ate TV dinners all day and drank and complained that she couldn’t sleep at night Had a pretty nasty case of insomnia What can you expect from a girl with snow-white hair and coal-black eyebrows? some had said Obviously they…
-
Review: BookBlog Ursula Major by B. Robert Conklin by Olga Nuñez
Hello, all: I bring you a book I reviewed for Rosie’s Books Review Team, one by an author I met through the team. This is the third novel I’ve read by him, and he has never disappointed me yet. Oh, and as I know quite a few of you were…
-
I Just Want a Normal Life by Edward Ortiz
I was reading a news article about politics in Germany this weekend, and something a 20-year-old said caught my attention. This young man said, “… but we just want a normal life.” All politics aside, this declaration took me back to when I was 20—yes, a little over 31 years…
-
The Big Dark Sky by Dean Koontz and Teagan Geneviene’s Re-Inventionators Post
By Olga Nuñez Hi, all: First of all, and before sharing my new review, I wanted to invite you to visit a post by one of my favourite authors and fellow bloggers, who has often featured here. She was kind enough to invite me to participate in a new series…
-
Temporal by Miriam Costa
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsemfIhN2JJkYrGiva2lPMw It arrives as simple as a stormIt seemed like it would lastSo many signs and so many signalsI no longer know where to walkAnd when I looked in the mirrorI saw my face and I no longer recognized itAnd then I saw my storySo clear in each mark that…
LatinosUSA 