(reviewed by JD Jung) < “Those pleasures that I always had access to with her---the tactile, her body, food, her laugh---I knew I would have to keep her away from my darkness to preserve them. I wanted too many shallow, pleasant insights, and quick repetitive happiness; I did not want to risk discovery. I did…
(Reviewed by Don Jung) “Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable,” said Janis Joplin. Sins in Blue is a story of an unhappy bluesman who is rediscovered by a young college student trying to revive his career. Willie Johnson is a poor white blues guitarist who grew up during the Depression and lives with…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) This "revisited" post is in remembrance of Ken Osmond (1943-2020) who passed away yesterday. “…unlike the warriors’ Valkyrie, the Hollywood version didn't let you know that you were going to die immediately; you were baited, strung along, and then let down to die a slow, lingering death. And like every actor,…
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Dance with the Clouds by Carl B. Yong was a very enjoyable read and kept my interest from the first page to the last. The book chronicles Yong’s around- the- world backpacking journey in the early 90’s and lands the reader in many exotic and far-flung locales. Yong has…
(reviewed by JD Jung) On the last Cyber Monday, I found an Instant Pot on sale at over 50% off. This appliance was totally off my radar. but at that price, with its rave reviews, I just had to get one. Upon receiving it and opening up the instructions, I felt so intimidated, that I…
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Prep school failure Felix Hart got his first job as an inventory clerk at a wine shop. Little did he realize that this would set the stage for his career as a premier wine buyer in London. As this young man grew into the job, he became a confident self-motivated leader…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I had plenty of money but always needed more. I had thought of myself as a healer when I started work at the spa. I had turned into a total slut. I played every client until they let go of their inhibitions and submitted to their secret fantasies. Ladies who left…
(reviewed by JD Jung) A serial killer is terrorizing Chicago, and the victims are young women. However, when private investigator Cleve Hawkins’ new client wants him to locate her sister, he initially thinks that she just doesn’t want to be found. Could it be that or the worst case imaginable? As bodies are discovered, we…
