The Changeling by Victor LaValle Fantasy/Horror 431 pages Published June 2017, by Spiegel and Grau Apollo Kagwa has had a good life. Though his white father left when he was a child, his mother Lilian, a Ugandan immigrant, is determined to give her bookworm son a good life that's filled with books. Apollo skips … Continue reading Book Review: The Changeling
The Changeling
Sunday Sum-Up: June 21, 2020
The heatwave broke! Finally. A front moved in on Thursday and brought storms along with it-- high winds, heavy rain, and plenty of thunder and lightning. And also a microburst, because why not? The marginally cooler weather will last for another week at least, so hooray for that. 85°F I can live with. 95°F and … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: June 21, 2020
Sunday Sum-Up: June 14, 2020
Ever have one of those weeks that gets away from you? Like you wake up on Monday morning, and then you blink and it's Saturday night and you feel like you've gotten pretty much nothing done? That was my week. Fun. I blame the heat for killing my focus. We have another hot week ahead. … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: June 14, 2020
Sunday Sum-Up: June 7, 2020
So. That was a week. Here's a day-by-day rundown, because that's what it needs. Sunday: I spent the morning in debate: do I stay home because of COVID-19, or do I go to the Black Lives Matter demonstration at the capitol in the afternoon? Eventually, I had to act as my conscience dictated and went … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: June 7, 2020
