The Quivering Pen

111. Three slashes, like a prisoner scratching the number of days in his prison cell; in my case, however, I was liberated by the on...

In the final year of this decade, I read my ass off. It’s true; I model a new pair of jeans for my wife (who is also named Jean, go figure)...

Of all the books I read in 2019 (105 and counting, as of this writing), perhaps the one that surprised me the most was Dad’s Maybe Book ...

Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. My buddies were grunts, 1...

Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Like a suit of clothes th...

Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Not to speak was a kind o...

Front Porch Books is a monthly tally of new and forthcoming books — mainly advance review copies (aka “uncorrected proofs” and “galleys”) ...