The interest in certain topics of history seems to be endless. Jerusalem is one of them. The oldest part of the city was settled around 4,000 BCE. Three of the world’s most dominant religions consider it a holy place. It has been captured and recaptured 44 times. And, of course, the fighting over its future [...]
I know that I can no longer reach her. I know that, should I try to reach hershould I take her hand as if she were again sitting next to me in the upstairs cabin on the evening Pan Am from Honolulu to LAX, should I lull her to sleep against my shoulder, should I sing her [...]
Library locations Two Ventura County writers have recently published books. “Something’s in the Forest” (CreateSpace) by Simi Valley author and playwright C. Francis Carnicelli is a collection of nine fantasy/scary short stories for tweens. It’s available for $11 at Amazon.com. “Cancer Sucks” (TwoHarbors Press) by Vietnam veteran David Yates tells the saga of his battle [...]
At this year’s New York Comic Con, I was walking through Artist Alley, not sure where I was going but yet on my way, and I was stopped in front of one of the booths. Someone at the booth had noticed my press pass tag and asked me if I’d like to check out his [...]
Here’s a sampling of articles and essays about the release of Gilad Shalit: Bradley Burston in Ha’Aretz writes about why the deal was worth it. Alon Pinkas writes about the conflicting values behind the Shalit deal. Michael Weiss writes about why the deal was made now and and what it means. Neil Rubin at the [...]