Reverend Dr. Jaerock Lee was personally healed after seven years of severe illnesses, by the grace of God. Having read this book and another one of his many publications, I can see that his faith is strong and unshakable. In......

Rapscallions: rap-scal-lion: one who is playfully mischievous, scamp, imp, monkey, scalawag, knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel, villain, holy terror, terror…an obsolete old-fashioned word for; well, someone who is just being an ass. When you read "Mostly Rapscallions" you will laugh like......

Book: Chill: Discover the Cool (and Creative) Side of Your Fridge Author: Allan PeterkinIllustrator: Mike ShiellPages: 80Age Range: 9-12  I have to admit that when Raab Associates sent me a copy of Chill: Discover the Cool (and Creative) Side of Your Fridge, I kind of scratched my head. Really...

After two glorious springlike days here in New Hampshire, we’re experiencing snow again on March 9.  However, it’s not unusual to have snow in March and some of our worst storms. When I was growing up, we children heard stories of the  “Blizzard of ‘88″ and my grand...

The proclamation of the gospel of the cross of Jesus Christ is the most powerful and most life-changing message available to man today. In "Understanding the Message of the Cross of Jesus Christ," Dr. Jaerock Lee answers the question: Why......

John Wick's Play Dirty, a collection of columns on GMing (and playing), is in some ways exactly the storytelling kick in the pants that I was looking for. I am sort of glad I've never been anywhere near one of Wick's campaigns, because I am one of those slow-witted players who would get completely p...

Book: Bubble Homes and Fish Farts Author: Fiona Bayrock (blog)Illustrator: Carolyn Conahan Pages: 48Age Range: 6 to 9  Bubble Homes and Fish Farts, written by Fiona Bayrock (Nonfiction Picture Book coordinator for the 2008 Cybils) and illustrated by Carolyn Conahan, is a delightful...

I picked up "Surviving Life as a Dumbass" hoping to be inspired by the author’s story. After all, the description of the story is that of a man who battles back from alcoholism and helps others make changes in their......

The Devaluation of the Writer as Intellectual and the Spectacle of Mein Milflores Publishing’s “Creative Nonfiction� Catalogue I don’t have much respect for the term “creative nonfiction,� finding it genteel and very buzzwordy circa Late Nineties, preferring John D’Agata’s proposal i...

Before my daughter began attending the University of Iowa in Iowa City (in Iowa, of course), I had a vague notion of Iowa. I had driven though twice and noticed the pretty farmland. I thought of it as a comfortable, mostly untroubled place with good schools. Perhaps those schools have succeeded in t...