A Fort Made of Books

A paraphrase of Psalm 120 – a Song of Ascents, or pilgrimage hymn. This is the psalm that references Meshech and Kedar, foreign places far t...

The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde Recommended Ages: 12+ Jennifer Strange is only 16, but she has a head on her shoulders. She...

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor Recommended Ages: 14+ Madeline Maxwell, a.k.a. Max, takes a demotion from Dr. Maxwell...

This morning, just before I awoke, I had a weird dream that, in retrospect, makes me feel a bit like I can understand Beethoven's deal. ...

My local, three-screen movie theater gave me the choice, last night, of what looked like a wilderness survival drama starring Brad Pitt ( He...

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi Recommended Ages: 14+ Jamie Gray goes into his six-month performance review at a tech star...

Reminding you once again that the original hymns posted on this blog are numbered all the way back to zero, lo, this paraphrase of Psalm 44 ...