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Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 119: Serafina’s Stories by Rudolfo Anaya

by | Dec 8, 2022 | , , , , , , ,

"The spirit of story and the spirit of peace are naturally bound together. Storytellers are one of the standard bearers for the creation of peace. I am convinced that story, as an expression of life, constitutes one of the highest forms of value creation." I took...

Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 118: Writing Into The Dark by Dean Wesley Smith

by | Nov 30, 2022 | , , , , , , ,

There are very few articles and books on on how to just type in the first word and head off into the dark writing a novel with no plan, no character sketch, nothing but pure exploration. Smith provides an excellent argument for writing into the dark for fiction...

Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 117: The Write Attitude by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

by | Nov 21, 2022 | , , , , , , ,

“If you as a writer are not willing to take risks, if you’re not willing to fly in the face of conventional wisdom, if you’re not willing to write what you want—screamers be damned—then why are you writing? To please others? There are better ways to do that. Yes,...

Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 115: Sula by Toni Morrison

by | Nov 1, 2022 | , , , , , ,

“Outlaw women are fascinating---not always for their behavior, but because historically woman are seen as naturally disruptive and their status is an illegal one from birth if it is not under the rule of men. In much literature a woman’s escape from male rule led to...

Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 113: Erasure by Percival Everett

by | Aug 19, 2022 | , , , , , , ,

Percival Everett is a writer I have wanted to read for some time.  I have come across online articles and social media posts over the past year about his work. Well, I finally did a Goodreads search on his books and chose Erasure for my first Percival Everett...

Rereading Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

by | Jun 29, 2022 | , , , , , ,

I just finished reading Bel Canto by Ann Patchett for a second time today.  Bel Canto is Patchett's most well-known and beloved novel. This blog post is not another review of what I have already written.  But, it is another look at her story and hopefully a different...

Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 107: Celia: Mi Vida by Celia Cruz & Ana Cristina Reymundo

by | May 20, 2022 | , , , , , , ,

As a music lover, there are some songs you hear and immediately make you want to dance. Even if you cannot dance, the song commands you to move your body to the beat.  The Queen of Salsa (La Reina de la Salsa), Celia Cruz, has many songs that fit the prior...

Wisdom From Kammbia Story Review 11: Come Home to Atropos by Steven Barnes

by | May 5, 2022 | , , , , ,

Steven Barnes writes a sarcastic, charming story that comes as an infomercial, designed to attract rich white folks who want to end their lives in paradise on a Caribbean island. However, the story reveals the illusion underneath. Travel to exotic lands always appears...

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