Another Disappointing Evening with Lemony Snicket

Last night we had the extreme displeasure of hosting Lemony Snicket - who couldn't even be bothered to show up. Instead we had to suffice with Snicket's official representative, Daniel Handler. Fortunately, Handler turned out to be a pretty okay guy, though we did have to shout ALL 13 WORDS from Snicket's new book, 13 … Continue reading Another Disappointing Evening with Lemony Snicket →

Review: Hard Ground by Tom Waits & Michael O’Brien

I picked my 6 year old son, Harry, up from school today and we went back to the house and spent time together lying side by side on the living room floor, looking at the photographs in Hard Ground. Neither of us said much; I would occasionally comment on the sadness in someone's eyes and … Continue reading Review: Hard Ground by Tom Waits & Michael O’Brien →