War Horse – Beyond the Pages and the Movie

Disclaimer. I do not regularly review movies. In this case, I make an exception. In 1983, author Michael Morpurgo wrote a sweeping saga for a young audience of WWI told through the perspective of a horse plucked from a Devon farm and following that horse’s...

Book Review: Wonderland Creek

Description: Alice Grace Ripley lives in a dream world, her nose stuck in a book. But happily-ever-after life she’s planned on suddenly falls apart when her boyfriend, Gordon, breaks up with her, accusing her of living in a world of fiction instead of the real...

Remember the 7th of December

There are events throughout history that we must stop and remember. These are the days we need to take a few moments and put things into perspective. Seventy years ago, thousands died at a relatively unknown harbor. Seventy years ago, a nation looked at horror of...

Looking back and looking ahead

I think most people take stock at the end of each year and pause for at least a moment to reflect. Where have you been? Where are you going? For me, I set aside some time and decided to make a list and really examine everything that has occurred in 2011. I stared at a...

“There is no try.”

Today, I fired up the laptop, pulled up my Google Reader and this was the post that greeted me. I needed that post. I needed that reminder. This line from Star Wars is one I quote and refer to a lot. I have it written in my day planner. “Do or do not. There is...