As the sun passed another milestone and the earth was beginning another orbit, the Buddha gathered his followers together on the side of the mountain to tell them a story. A wise village brahman was known across the country for his ability to ask the right questions. While this may… Read More »A thought for a new year…
As a writer, I often get the most interesting commissions. I have had cause to write everything from song lyrics to product descriptions, biographies to scripture. But this one stands out as one of the most unusual from my recent writing experience. I have a dear friend who is active… Read More »Creative Faith
(This post is one in a series about the best books ever written. The first post in the series is here.) So this is probably a bit surprising to anyone who knows me well here in some ways. I have always been very open (and quite outspoken) as to my… Read More »Persepolis
(This post is one in a series about the best books ever written. The first post in the series is here.) As a hardcore pacifist and anti-military activist, this book might surprise all of you by appearing in this list. Not to mention, it’s old (as old as me, in… Read More »Red Storm Rising
(This post is one in a series about the best books ever written. The first post in the series is here.) This is the book that I always answer with when someone asks me what I think is, without question, the best book in the history of literature. I have… Read More »Sophie’s World
(This post is one in a series about the best books ever written. The first post in the series is here.) There are many books by Yasunari Kawabata floating around in discussions of “best books” over the last few decades but I would suggest that this, probably his best-known work,… Read More »Snow Country