![]() ![]() I started Trouble Triangle in 2011 and published it in 2012. In 2009/10 I wrote my first book, which I never published. ![]() I started writing articles for a website in 2006. Relax by the beach or curl up on the couch on a rainy day while Travis takes you on fun-filled adventures that let you forget about life for a while and have a laugh. He writes easy-reading, light-hearted fiction and “You couldn’t make it up” true stories about his own experiences. He has ping-ponged across oceans moving from mainland United States to Hawaii, to Scotland, to Seattle, to England, to Minnesota, back to England, and back to Minnesota where he currently resides … for now Travis was brought up in Midwest America before embarking on a nine year Navy career that allowed him to travel the world and learn about life. ![]()
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![]() ![]() They almost lose her coffin a couple of times, because the rains come and the rivers get fucking hectic in that part of the world. They carry her coffin from their bumfuck-nowhere town to some other bumfuck-nowhere town, telling themselves and each other over and over again that it’s “what she would have wanted”. ![]() The story goes on to depict the death and burial of Addie, as described by various members of her family and other hangers-on. The youngest son, Vardaman, catches a fish. And they’re trying to figure out whether they can get $3 together in time to bury her. ![]() And the whole family is arguing about whether that’s cool or not. And her eldest son (Cash) is building her coffin right outside her window, where she can hear. So, we kick off with a woman (Addie) laying in bed, dying. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Symonds says, is "dominant." It is literally set in stone at the World War II memorial in Washington. Walter Lord titled his immersive 1967 narrative of the battle "Incredible Victory." Gordon Prange titled his important 1982 book "Miracle at Midway." This perception, Mr. What he takes issue with is the idea-latent, he believes, in most of the popular accounts-that the outcome at Midway was a matter of luck. ![]() It is also, retired Naval Academy history professor Craig Symonds argues, widely misunderstood. It is an essential and oft-told chapter in the history of the war. victory, stunningly complete, smashed the drive train of Japan's imperial machine and opened the way for the first Allied offensive, the six-month fight for Guadalcanal. By the time the cool north Pacific had swallowed their ruins, the war had a new course. A fourth carrier, the Hiryu, was destroyed that afternoon. Down in a fiery flurry went the Akagi, Kaga and Soryu. Navy dive-bombers landed a series of haymakers on Japan's formerly invincible aircraft-carrier striking force. The Battle of Midway was decided in a five-minute span on the morning of June 4, 1942, when U.S. ![]() The Midway commemoration at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. ![]() ![]() ![]() Will she ever be able to find her flock and make this strange new place feel like home? But when she clashes with the club leader, she risks losing a set of friends all over again. Sure, it sounds unusual, but at least it’s not sports or performing. Inspired by a journal that she finds hidden in her bedroom, Callie decides to join a birding club. ![]() Her parents agree, on one condition: she has to participate in a social activity. So she comes up with the perfect solution: she’ll be homeschooled. Plus, starting off on the wrong foot with the gardener’s granddaughter doesn’t help her nerves about making new friends. On top of that, she’s going to live in a real-life castle!īut as romantic as life in a castle sounds, the reality is a little less comfortable: it’s run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. ![]() After a major friendship breakup in San Diego, moving overseas to Scotland gives her the perfect chance to reinvent herself. From the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost comes a heartwarming, “emotionally perceptive” ( Kirkus Reviews) story about new beginnings, burgeoning friendships, and finding your flock.Ĭallie can’t wait for her new life to start. ![]() ![]() ![]() I wasn’t ready to retire, I’d just struggled through two businesses failing and I was recently divorced. Five concussions from football, two from life, just hitting my head on dumb things and one from my older sister who when I was seven and she was ten, decided my head looked like a softball and whacked it as hard as she could with a baseball bat. ![]() Several childhood friends made it to big college game and one made it to the pros, but that wasn’t to be for me, God had a different plan, but I digress. I’ve had eight concussions, five from playing football, at one time I was hopeful my suspect skills on the grid iron would lead to a free college education and then to a life of wealth playing in the NFL. I’m medically retired, something about a nerosystem failure brought on by too many concussions and a genetic failure that cause me to be susceptible to blood clots. ![]() Hey there, let’s get stated with some basic info about me that may help you understand how I came to be an author. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera, and a young woman's suicide that may yet turn out to be murder: on the surface, the events are unconnected, but then things-and people-aren't always what they seem. "McKinty is one of the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene in years." -Tana French (back cover)įast-paced, evocative, and brutal, The Cold Cold Ground is a brilliant depiction of Belfast at the height of the Troubles-and of a cop treading a thin, thin line-from The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Adrian McKinty. Fast-paced, evocative, and brutal, The Cold Cold Ground is a brilliant depiction of Belfast at the height of the Troubles and a cop caught in the cross fire. ![]() Then he discovers that one of the victims was involved in the IRA but was last seen discussing business with someone from the Protestant UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force). For one thing, homosexuality is illegal in Northern Ireland in 1981. As a Catholic policeman, Duffy is suspected by both sides, and there are other layers of complications. Amid the chaos, Sean Duffy, a young, witty, Catholic detective in the almost entirely Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary, is trying to track down a serial killer who is targeting gay men. The Thatcher government has flooded the area with soldiers, but nightly there are riots, bombings, and sectarian attacks. ![]() Belfast on the verge of outright civil war. ![]() ![]() It means an extra early Sunday to catch a new church, frantic cleaning, and whipping up stacks of pancakes. I was recently missing my friends, so I'm hosting weekly pancake breakfasts for the rest of the year. We have to say yes to the things that connect and no to the path of least resistance - hanging at home. "They had to attend every event at the church for 6 months whether they felt like it or not." By the end of the 6 months, they were in.Ĭonnection takes effort - like exercise and eating well. Kathryn's a grandma these days, but she and her hubs moved frequently when the kids were young. I told her about what I call "The Kathryn Burnes Method" of connection. She's attending for her kids but said she hadn't had any luck connecting. Take my beautiful, super smart friend, for example. ![]() One takeaway after being a part of so many thriving communities in such a short time is this > many people are as lonely as they want to be - me included. ![]() ![]() I visited church # 24 on Sunday as part of a project to visit 52 churches in 52 weeks. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He was a practiced statesman, a skilled diplomat, and a man deeply devoted to his family and country. But Hannibal was much more than just a great general. As a commander in war, Hannibal has few equals in history and has long been held as a model of strategic and tactical genius. As a military leader, like Alexander the Great before him and Julius Caesar after, he understood the hearts of men and had an uncanny ability to read the unseen weaknesses of his enemy. As a boy and then a man, his self-discipline and determination were legendary. Hannibal appeals to many as the ultimate underdog-a Carthaginian David against the Goliath of Rome-but it wasn't just his genius on the battlefield that set him apart. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Romes growing empire. But what kind of person would dare to face the most relentless imperial power of the ancient world? How could Hannibal, consistently outnumbered and always deep in enemy territory, win battle after battle until he held the very fate of Rome within his grasp? Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Rome's growing empire. Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of a man who, against all odds, dared to change the course of history. ![]() ![]() This edition features a new introduction by renowned Nietzsche scholar Walter Kaufmann, who provides valuable context for understanding Nietzsche's philosophy and its impact on modern thought. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" has become a classic of Western literature, inspiring generations of readers with its bold ideas and powerful imagery. The book is both a work of philosophy and a literary masterpiece, filled with poetic language and vivid imagery. Through the character of Zarathustra, a prophet who has rejected his old beliefs and seeks to share his new vision with the world, Nietzsche explores themes of individualism, freedom, and the meaning of existence. ![]() In this book, Nietzsche presents his vision of a new kind of human being, the "superman," who is free from the constraints of traditional morality and able to create his or her own values. ![]() "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" is a classic work of philosophy and poetry by Friedrich Nietzsche, one of the most influential thinkers of the modern era. ![]() ![]() ![]() I wrote a little about the background and plot of the novel in an earlier post, so I won’t repeat myself here, but as a reminder, The Betrothed is the story of Lucia and Renzo, a young couple living in seventeenth century Italy who simply want to get married. ![]() First published in 1827, it was well worth the read. The Betrothed is an Italian classic, a Catholic classic, and one of the world’s most influential historical novels. I’ve just finished my first Classics Club challenge book, Alessandro Manzoni’s The Betrothed. It was a death that came all alone, from within it might still be far away, but every moment brought it a stride nearer. For this time it was not death at the hands of a mortal like himself that threatened him not a death that could be driven off by better weapons or a quicker hand. ![]() Strange to say, although in times of immediate danger, in face of an enemy, the image of death always breathed new spirit into him and filled him with angry courage, the same image appearing to him in the silence of the night, in the safety of his own castle, afflicted him with sudden dismay. 2018 Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along Archive.2020 War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along Archive.2021-2022 Musketeer Chapter-a-Day Read-along.2023 George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along.My Favorite Reads of 2017 Plus My Favorite Reads of the Last Decade. ![]() |