I could not wait until Jonathan Tropper‘s fifth book came out this summer. I discovered him about this time last year when I read “The Book of Joe.” I liked that book, but wanted to like it more. Appropriately, I…

I spent much of last week on the West Coast for work, attending a conference in Vancouver. I didn’t have a ton of free time – I was busy 8 to 5 pretty much each day – but I did…

I took a playwriting class during my junior year of college. For our final project, we had to write and present a one-act play. We didn’t have to worry about a set or stage directions. We just had to recruit…

About this time last year, I found myself developing a character trait I did not like. Something that violated everything I learned growing up was happening. I found myself disliking television. At first, I wondered if I had changed. Had…