Sometimes after reading one book will make you want another book with a similar topic. My previous review was a fictional music documentary in a novel titled The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton. Opal Jewel was one half of a groundbreaking punk rock...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 78: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
by MHill | Apr 24, 2021 | 2021 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's All-Time Favorite Novels, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
"The easiest thing in the world is to be yourself. The hardest thing in the world is to be yourself." Those two sentences were appropriate for one of the two major characters, Opal Jewel, in Dawnie Walton's excellent debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev....
World Malbec Day 2021
by MHill | Apr 17, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
April 17th is World Malbec Day. Malbec is my favorite dry red wine to drink and I have tried over twenty different Malbec wines but I keep coming back to this Amalaya Malbec from Argentina. This Malbec has a smooth taste and the versatility to be drunk with meats or...
Icon #8
by MHill | Apr 12, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Independent filmmaker John Sayles released Brother From Another Planet back in 1984. The movie tells the story of a visitor from outer space played by the great actor Joe Morton, who looks like a black man. He arrives on Earth in a spaceship that looks like it is...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 77: Joplin’s Ghost by Tananarive Due
by MHill | Apr 11, 2021 | 2021 Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
As a reader, you notice what kinds of books that you keep gravitating towards. Even though I'm an eclectic reader, I keep gravitating recently towards novels that are about the creative process (books, art, food, or music). Human creativity has always been...
Icon #7
by MHill | Apr 2, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Will Rocket have the baby? Will she get an abortion? Those are the main questions from Issue 7. Rocket is weighing the decision to go through with the pregnancy or get an abortion. This one of the most difficult decisions that any woman has to make especially a...
Marion’s Favorites: A Twist of Marley
by MHill | Mar 28, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Sometimes you can find good music in an unexpected place. A few years ago, I found this CD in a used bookstore section of music for three dollars. I don't know why I bought the CD. I have to admit that I'm not a reggae fan. What??? Marion, are you serious? ...
Icon #6
by MHill | Mar 24, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Icon continues his battle with Blood Syndicate and they finally come to a truce after he explains that his mission on the island is to investigate what happened during the Big Bang Incident. Rocket comes to help her partner and learns that Icon is more than capable...
Marion’s Favorites: Ain’t Nobody Worryin by Anthony Hamilton
by MHill | Mar 20, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Anthony Hamilton is my favorite male R&B singer post the year 2000 (John Legend gets an honorable mention). I will admit that my favorite R&B music is from the late 1970s-early 1980s and Hamilton's sound reminds me of that time period but its modernized for...
Marion’s Favorites: Becker Vineyards 2018 Claret
by MHill | Mar 18, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
It's been awhile since I wrote a favorite wine post. Well, over the past few months I have added Becker Vineyards 2018 Claret to my regular wine rotation. I rarely drink blended wines, but this Claret has elbowed its way into my wine drinking. I took a...