Author Archives: bryan

This week I am reading “The Frozen Hours” from Jeff Shaara, a fictional account of the first months of the Korean War. About two-thirds of the way in, General Oliver P. Smith vows “to repair the raw, ugly stupidity that … Continue reading →

Twas the light before darkness, when all through my head This word it escaped and that word it has fled; Intention’s been pushed and my thoughts thusly shoved, But still I remember how much I am loved; — My children … Continue reading →

There are worse things than spilled milk. Like boiled over turnips. My wife boils her turnips in water and milk. I hate turnips. She left the room Thanksgiving morning and I was left to deal with nasty, smelly, milky boiled … Continue reading →

This week I am reading “Small Mercies” from Dennis LeHane. One-hundred-twenty-three pages in, on their first date, as Bobby is walking Carmen to her car… “He glances sideways once, catches her glancing sideways right back at him with a secretive … Continue reading →

This week I am reading “All the Pretty Horses” from Cormac McCarthy. A short ways in Rawlins asks John Grady, “How the hell do they expect a man to ride a horse in this country?” John Grady replies, “They don’t.” … Continue reading →