Author Archives: mikefeimster
Year in Books — 2019
I began the year in the middle of two books: Jefferson and the Rights of Man and The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained. The latter is a coffee table book about, as you might guess, Philosophy, with concise one … Continue reading
Literary Yak Shaving
I was listening to some new music on Spotify the other day when one of the songs (or it could have been an album title or band name; I don’t remember which; it wasn’t very memorable) mentioned a lighthouse. Sometimes … Continue reading
Short Shrift
I’m currently reading a book called The Russian Revolution by William Henry Chamberlin. This book was originally published in 1935. One of the things I love about reading older works is coming across words I’ve never seen before or words … Continue reading
Review – A Tale of Two Cities
I recently finished reading A Tale of Two Cities. This is the review I posted on Goodreads: This book might deserve 5 stars for the opening and closing chapters — or even just the opening and closing sentences — alone. … Continue reading
Writing for Fun Again.
I used to write for fun. In the mid-to-late 90’s, I wrote book reviews for a local weekly arts and entertainment rag. It was a blast. Read a book. Write a review. Do it again. I picked the books. Submitted … Continue reading
Mike Feimster 