by Stephanie Hayes | Aug 24, 2017 | Essays, Reviews |
Some years ago a friend asked me if I thought Beloved was Toni Morrison’s best book. I answered that it was one of the best books, period. To me it’s right up there with Steppenwolf, To Kill a Mockingbird, Wuthering Heights, Pride & Prejudice. It’s a book that has...
by Carolyn M. Crane | May 11, 2016 | Essays, Reviews |
Commentary and review of the plays The Laramie Project, The Laramie Project Ten Years Later, and the film The Laramie Project. “Some things, only artists can do. Some things, only artists can do. And it’s our job.” Toni Morrison I didn’t want to read The Laramie...
by Carolyn M. Crane | May 1, 2016 | Reviews |
A few weeks after my mom died, I was talking to an acquaintance on the phone. When I told her how sad I was, she responded that I “needed to snap out of it and move on.” This person needs to read Dr. Kim Bateman’s book. Often our relationship with...
by Stephanie Hayes | Apr 28, 2016 | Reviews |
I have never been Linda Ronstadt’s biggest fan, but her music was a part of the soundtrack of my life in the 1970s. I still think “Blue Bayou” is one of the most beautiful songs ever, and I loved her work with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. Also, I...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Apr 23, 2016 | Reviews |
From the moment I opened Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, I was hooked. I came upon the book for professional reasons. I was developing a mental health curriculum for my first year English composition course at Sierra...
