Book Review

Book Review: Discovery of Geminus
Book Review, December 2024

Book Review: Discovery of Geminus

By Neil Orint Earth has a magical twin, and it is called Geminus. While on Vashon Island, 15-year-old Henry Brooks discovers Geminus, a twin world to Earth powered by spirit and magic instead of materialism and technology. He travels to this new land with his friends Kate, Max, and his faithful dog Rocky. Upon his…

Book Review – The Indoctrinated Brain
Book Review, Health Matters, November 2024

Book Review – The Indoctrinated Brain

Many of us have lived with loved ones who suffered from Alzheimers or other types of senile dementia. More recently, we’ve also seen complaints of “mental fog” coincident with the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. One medical researcher, Dr. Michael Nehls, believes he’s found a common mechanism for all of these afflictions. Dr. Nehls…

Book Review – Station Eleven
Book Review, May 2024

Book Review – Station Eleven

By Emily Kiefer In “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel, we follow the collapse of civilization as we know it. Though that sounds bleak, the story also serves as a new beginning; one of introspection and the evidence of the enduring power of art. Mandel’s prose tells tales from before and after a devastating…

Book Review – Icon: A Novel
Book Review, Children, Literary, November 2023

Book Review – Icon: A Novel

By Jane Valencia On Thursdays, I head across the water to an Eastern Catholic church where I am learning how to write (paint) icons – sacred images in the Orthodox tradition considered to be “windows into heaven.” I also happen to love juvenile and young adult fiction. Imagine my delight when I found “Icon: A…