Castaways is, at this time, my favorite of all the books I’ve read by Brian Keene. In the author’s notes, he claims “I generally try not to repeat themes.” Reading this directly after reading Urban Gothic, I have to give a resounding HA!The story begins mid-way through the filming of Castaways, a reality television show (a thinly veiled ( Read more... )

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It's odd to think of Ted Stevens being gone. It brought to mind a quote from A Prairie Home Companion, "The death of an old man is not a tragedy. Forgive him his shortcomings, and thank him for all his love and care ( Read more... )

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I was at my parents discussing going to see Repo Men with Boat. I told him I'd look at the times and e-mail him. "Oh but wait, I don't have your e-mail."

"No, you don't," he confirmed.

"That's okay, I'll message you on Facebook," I said.

"Or you can text me," he suggested.

"Or," my dad broke in. "You could even trying calling on your phones ( Read more... )

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