Life in Kana-text (er… CONtext)
In the course of writing my whale-sized whaling novel, I've accumulated a long shelf's worth of books on whaling, and whales, and wooden sailing ships, and navigation---because for a nerd-brain like mine, at least half the fun is in the research and the details. the whaling "research library" For a nerd-brain like mine, having gone … Continue reading When the Journey IS the Journey
One of my favorite coffee mugs was a gift from my sister, covered all over with "famous first lines" of novels. I have a degree in English literature, and I still had to look a few of them up---I guess they can't all be "Call me Ishmael." But I do think there's one first line … Continue reading On Hobbits & Hobbit-Holes
I have a bone to pick with Professor Williams. In an entire college semester of a class devoted exclusively to Shakespeare's work, he never once mentioned that there was any question about who had actually written those works. That feels to me like a massive omission. The omission itself tells me Professor Williams's stance in … Continue reading Where There’s (NOT) a Will
I confess myself to be a selfish user of social media. I put things there (at least I do when I travel, or when I write) but I don't read there. The thing is, I'd generally rather read a book. At its best, social media should be an exchange of interest. At its best, it … Continue reading “Hi, My Name is Right Brain”
Acting on my new resolve to get out again in bare feet, I just walked down to our RV park's laundry room with a few already-read paperbacks to leave in our little lending library. I attend the local library's annual book sale to restock the shelves (yes, that's why I go to the book sale, … Continue reading “Books From the Ships”
Last week my mother-in-law stopped over with us, on a grand tour of family-visiting, and dropped a comment about the boredom of her hours on the road. I helped her set up a Libby account so she could borrow audiobooks from her library, and we sent her on her way with a novel in her … Continue reading The Affect Effect
My treadmill broke down this week. I'd love to say that I legitimately "used it up"---but truthfully, I haven't been that assiduous with my exercising. It was a pretty cheap treadmill, and it has lasted since our COVID shut-in year, but I didn't use it up with overuse. I swoop from one end of the … Continue reading Track Record
Kana's Chronicles 