Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (with forward and Quixplainer)
Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” inarguably his most famous work, tells the story of Gregor Samsa, who inexplicably transforms into an insect and his – and his family’s – reaction to that…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 6 — ‘Lord of the Flies’
The latest installment of Buzz Words tackles a double feature: Lord of the Flies. We read the book and watched the new miniseries that is on Netflix. It was a…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 5 — ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’
In Episode 5 of Buzz Words, Howie, Craig and I discuss the first in a series of books that seems to be taking over the world: Dungeon Crawler Carl. Our…
Book Review: This is Fascism: A Wakeup Call
This is Fascism: a Wake-Up Call by Rosan Smits My rating: 4 of 5 stars “This is Fascism: a Wake-Up Call” is a book about the move to fascism throughout…
Brothers Grimm — The Hare’s Bride
Imagine if you will that a rabbit eats all of your cabbages. Then imagine that while you’re asking him not to, he whisks you away and forces you to marry…
Bird starts fire in coastal California county
In the escalating conflict between Avian-kind and Humanity, a winged kamikaze operative executed a daytime terrorist strike on the power grid in Atascadero, Calif. Targeting the critical human supply hub,…
Book Review: 1984 (Audible Original)
1984: An Audible Original adaptation by Joe White My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow! I finished this earlier today and I can’t stop thinking of how good it was.…
Beatrix Potter — The Tale of Mrs. Tiggywinkle
July 28th is the birthday of Beatrix Potter. So in her honor, I decided to record one of her wonderful animal tales. The main character, Mrs. Tiggywinkle, was reportedly named…
Book Review: Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies by William Golding My rating: 5 of 5 stars William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” is an excellent novel about the human condition. Written in 1954,…
HP Lovecraft — Azathoth
“Azathoth” is the beginning of a never-completed novel written by H. P. Lovecraft in June 1922. It was published as a fragment in the journal Leaves in 1938, after Lovecraft’s…