What is freedom? That question is the one that kept coming to mind as I read The Captives (Safe Lands Book 1) by Jill Williamson. It is a YA Dystopian novel and not a genre usually read. (However, I did read and review the wonderful Book Thief by Marcus Zusak last...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.27: What Is Friendship?
by MHill | May 22, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.” {Proverbs 17:17 ESV} “Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.” {Proverbs 27:10 ESV} Those two verses of scripture got me to thinking about friendship. What is friendship? Why...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.26: Is Classic Literature Relegated To The Same Fate As Classical Music?
by MHill | May 19, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
My wife and I went to the Symphony this weekend for our date night. We both wanted to try some different than the usual dinner and a movie for our night together. We thought going to the San Antonio Symphony would be just the thing to take a chance on. Well, I must...
Book Review 38: A Touch of Death by Charles Williams
by MHill | May 7, 2013 | 2013 Book Reviews, Book Reviews
"He who loves money will not be satisfied with money." {Ecclesiastes 5:10} This verse of scripture from King Solomon in the Book of Ecclesiastes summed up my feelings when I finished reading, A Touch of Death by Charles Williams. The straightforward plot of the novel...
Book Review 37: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
by MHill | Apr 20, 2013 | 2013 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
"For me writing has always felt like praying." "Adulthood is a wonderful thing, and brief. You must be sure to enjoy it while it lasts." Those touching, powerful quotes are from Minister John Ames, the protagonist of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Gilead tells his...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.25: That’s Overrated!
by MHill | Apr 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Love to see what people think is overrated. LOL!
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.24: Who Is The Best Novelist? (Elite 8 Round Part II)
by MHill | Apr 16, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
We have reached the Elite 8 in the Sixty-Four Novelist March Madness Style Tournament to determine whom readers believe is the best novelist or the most beloved novelist. The winner of the Stephen King Bracket will face the winner of the Cormac McCarthy Bracket. Here...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.23: Who Is The Best Novelist? (Elite 8 Round)
by MHill | Apr 15, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
We have reached the Elite 8 in the Sixty-Four Novelist March Madness Style Tournament to determine whom readers believe is the best novelist or the most beloved novelist. Here are the results from The Sweet 16 round in the Cormac McCarthy bracket: 1 seed Cormac...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.22: Who Is The Best Novelist? (March Madness Style Pt. 4-Sweet 16 Match-ups)
by MHill | Apr 1, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
In my last couple of posts, I revealed the authors who made the Sixty-Four Novelists March Madness Bracket Style Tournament to determine who is the best novelist or most beloved novelist in North America. We had thirty-two novelists in the Stephen King Bracket...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.21: Who Is The Best Novelist? (March Madness Style Pt.3-Sweet 16)
by MHill | Mar 30, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
In my last couple of posts, I revealed the authors who made the Sixty-Four Novelists March Madness Bracket Style Tournament to determine who is the best novelist or most beloved novelist in North America. We had thirty-two novelists in the Stephen King Bracket...