I just updated my 2016 reading list. Woo hoo, with 70 books under my belt I am on track for 140-150 books in 2016. The topics are the usual: nature, field guides, memoir, birding, faith, and a smattering of fiction (trashy and otherwise). With library access, many of the books are “print” copies this year. I…
I read Edward Abbey in my 20s, and he deepened my love for both the southwest deserts and nature writing. In fact, Abbey’s nonfiction is one of the biggest influences on my own writing style, not that I am anywhere near Abbey! But that’s the challenge. Painters want to be a D’Vinci or Picasso, composers a…
Politics, etc 2 Audacity of Hope, Barak Obama The American Constitution and Bill of Rights Edward Abbey 7 The Best of Edward Abbey Journey Home Abbey’s Road Down the River Desert Solitaire The Brave Cowboy (Fiction) All the West that Remains, Gessner Fiction 10 Light Action in the Caribbean, Lopez (short stories) Platte…
Every year I enjoy reading the Best American series. This includes Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, Best American Travel Writing, Best American Nature Writing, and many more. I read them slowly during the year, switching back and forth. However, they are about $10 each for Kindle versions, so last year I decided to…
Fiction 19 The Friendship Stones, Alan Black and Bernice Knight Burning Man, Alan Russell Guardians of the Night, Alan Russell The Granite Heart, Alan Black The Heaviest Rock, Alan Black Benediction, Kent Haruf Mercenary, Gaughran Kazan, James Curwood THE ALASKAN by James Oliver Curwood Grizzly King, James Oliver Curwood The River’s End, Jame Oliver…
May I present my annual reading list! You can find 2014 and 2013 lists at these links: Reading List 2014 (121 books) Reading List 2013 (150 ish books) Most are Kindle versions, unless noted. My number one best book of the year is Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (Richard Rohr).…
I tried to put this on the last post, but it apparently made for a slow-loading post. So, I am putting my reading lists into their own post! I have not included below my work-related reading…just the really fun stuff. A Selection of Books Read During Sabbatical I prefer Kindle books when traveling. However, most…
Books are Kindle Editions, unless marked as “Audible” or “Print” Books in red print are my top book in that category for 2014 Total Books Read 2014: 121 Fiction – 11 White Fang, Jack London (Audible) My Antonia, Willa Cather (Audible) The Song of the Lark, Willa Cather (Audible, last year I read in print)’…
I understand now why magazines and organizations present a Person of the Year, Best Movie of the Year, Best Book of the Year, Best New Musician and so on. These nominations give us something to write–or read–about on dark, cold winter nights when cabin fever begins to freeze body, mind and soul. Thus far, I…
Well, I arrived in Cheyenne before the storm. By bedtime the snow fell lightly, in the morning the PT was covered, and temps sunk to 9 degrees! I did a bit of “slip sliding away” while driving today, but nothing serious. I checked the highway cams along I-25 back to Wheatland, and the roads were…