A Fort Made of Books

Tonight's TGIF victory dance was a movie, which I chose for the simple reason that it was the earliest available showtime: Moneyball , t...

The Dwarves by Markus Heitz Recommended Ages: 14+ Girdlegard: a world within a world, cut off from whatever lies outside its encircling ...

Last weekend was the season premiere of the St. Louis Symphony, and I was in it. The Symphony Chorus joined four vocal soloists (plus one so...

This week's lighted-sign message at the neighborhood ELCA Tabernacle of Tackiness: WEAVE IN FAITH AND GOD WILL FIND THE THREAD OK, I...

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris by R. L. LaFevers Recommended Ages: 11+ It's tough to be a swashbuckling hero when you're a tw...

Further to my series of poems inspired by symphonic masterpieces, which you can read here , here , and here , here is a little verse I impro...

Woke up tomorrow morning Rolled over in bed Saw that there beside me I was lying dead I got me a bad case Of temporal anomaly blues An...