Tobacco Sticks

Tobacco Sticks by William Elliott Hazelgrove
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A classic "coming of age" story against the backdrop of racial injustice in post-WWII Richmond, VA. Lee really struggles with how to handle all of the information that's coming at him, both in his family and beyond.

It is an excellent story that is done a huge disservice by poor editing (at least in the Kindle edition).

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It's the End of the World, and I feel fine!

Christ the King Sunday

November 24, 2013

How is it that this king ends up on a cross with a sign above him that says "This is the King of the Jews" while he is mocked and ridiculed? What a crazy thing that we celebrate a king without a visible kingdom, and yet a king who changes and makes better everything he touches!

Here is the audio. (It starts VERY LOUD. Don't say I didn't warn you.) The opening piece of music is "It's the End of the World As We Know It" by R.E.M. The audio doesn't sound so great on here, thus the full song is at the end of this post.

The Crooked Pearl

The Crooked Pearl by Shaun Morey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Always a good tale of people whose paths would never have crossed otherwise and who help each other be heroes. A good mix of Indiana Jones and Jimmy Buffett!

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