Under the (Hard) Covers – The Road

by | Feb 17, 2025 | Opinions

Wow. Wow. Okay. Alright. Are you seeing this? Are you seeing this right now? No? Alright. Okay. Cool. Cool, cool. So I’m going to have to talk about this. We all need to be on the same page because Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” is some peak reading material.  Following...

Under the (Hard) Covers – White Nights

by | Feb 13, 2025 | Opinions

If you’ve ever wanted to re-experience the strange heartbreak of your late adolescence and young adult years — the kind where you lose something you barely had in the first place — then Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights is a perfect read for you!  The story itself...

Under the (Hard) Covers – Blood Meridian Review

by | Feb 3, 2025 | Opinions

My introduction to Cormac McCarthy was his 2006 novel The Road. McCarthy’s evocative story of a father and son surviving the apocalypse was a treat; I often recommend it to anyone with an interest in apocalyptic or horror genres. My time with McCarthy on the first...

No Need To Beat Yourself Up – The Goblin Cave

by | Dec 5, 2022 | Opinions

Lately I’ve seen my friends at the academy struggling with a problem I’ve had myself more times than I can count: men, women, elves, and goblins all wanting to do their best — wanting to give their 100 percent everyday at every opportunity. It’s an admirable thing,...