“But whatever the book—leatherbound tome or tattered paperback, poetry or pablum—I cannot understand why anyone would want to read a book on a beach.”

Life’s a Beach, Steve Reich, Kris Kristofferson, The Gospel at Colonus, Martin Amis.

“…you'll find traces of those who have come before you. And they have left marvelous things for you to look at.”

Lakefront Haiku, Magnificent Bird, Aperi Animam, The Actor’s Life, David Cecsarini.

“It was a wistful bit of nostalgia, a dream fleetingly realized, a hint of the "old days" lingering into the present.”

Being a Regular, Succession v. Sopranos, Frankly Music, Cruise Ships, George Saunders.

“The forest—pure, wild—doesn’t disappoint, whatever the time of year.”

The Great North, Living, Spalding, Rhiannon, Alice.

“When my son and I graduated to books like Charlotte's Web or Harry Potter (so called "chapter books") my long imprisoned inner ham actor was given a nightly furlough.”

Kid’s Books, Falls’ Chekhov, God of Carnage, Dawn Upshaw,