I ran my first 10k race yesterday as of this blog post and I felt I have become a runner officially. I have spent the past couple of years of running as a way to have another point of connection with my wife. My wife began running a few years ago and at first I...
Wisdom From Kammbia 4.7: What 100 Book Reviews Has Taught Me
by MHill | Feb 17, 2017 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
This blog post started out as two Facebook posts a few days ago and I decided that I want to expand on those original posts here. I posted my 100th review last week. My book reviews started out as a blog in 2011. I never thought I would have read and posted 100 book...
Book Review 100: The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford
by MHill | Feb 12, 2017 | 2017 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
It's my 100th Book Review. I must admit I did not think I would have posted as many book reviews over the past 6 years. It has been a pleasure and learning experience with writing and posting 100 reviews. I want to thank all the readers that have reached out...
Wisdom From Kammbia 4.6: Diversity Reading Challenge
by MHill | Feb 1, 2017 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
As January ends and we head into February, I was issued a reading challenge. For African-American History Month, I must read and review one novel from an African-American Male author and one novel from an African-American Female author. I have chosen for my male...
Wisdom From Kammbia 4.5: Imagination
by MHill | Jan 30, 2017 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have always been a believer in the importance of imagination in every aspect of our lives. Especially when it comes to creativity and the arts. I have been trying to find the proper definition of imagination and I believe I found it from this passage by Michael...
Book Review 99: Trader by Charles de Lint
by MHill | Jan 13, 2017 | 2016 Book Reviews, Charles De Lint, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Newford, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Sometimes the best books are not the ones you get the most amazing reading experience from. But, the ones that touch you at the right time or season in your life. Trader by Charles de Lint fits that description. "I'll tell you about art. Do the best job you possibly...
Wisdom From Kammbia 4.4: Why Do I Write?
by MHill | Dec 22, 2016 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
I was asked a couple of days ago, "Why do you write?" I have developed a standard answer over the past year. But, I have decided that standard answer has been more on a surface response than going deep. I have told others on several occasions in recent months to find...
Book Review 98: The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
by MHill | Dec 13, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews
I finally read a Neil Gaiman novel! It has taken me awhile to read Gaiman as a novelist, even though I read the groundbreaking and wonderful Sandman comic book series back in the 1990s. Gaiman is an author I have been meaning to read over the years and the time came...
Book Review 97: Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
by MHill | Dec 1, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews, Guy Gavriel Kay, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Ned Marriner, the fifteen-year old protagonist in Guy Gavriel Kay's tenth novel, Ysabel uncovers a startling discovery in an Aix-en-Provence cathedral. He is in the Southern France city with his father, a famed photographer who is shooting photos around the city for...
Book Review 96: A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
by MHill | Oct 30, 2016 | 2016 Book Reviews, Haruki Murakami, Marion's All-Time Favorite Novels, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I read my first Murakami novel, Dance Dance Dance, earlier this year. I learned from that book why Murakami has become an international favorite for many literary fiction readers. I decided I wanted to read another Murakami novel before the year ended. I chose A...