Wrestling with Demons: In Search of the Real Ernest Hemingway

Wrestling with Demons: In Search of the Real Ernest Hemingway Curtis L. DeBerg June 12, 2024 Wrestling with Demons: In Search of the Real Ernest Hemingway by Curtis L. DeBerg is one of the newest books pertaining to Ernest Hemingway and his almost 62-year life. Yes, Hemingway died at what might be considered a young…

The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park by John Leake

Visit to Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area Near Palestine, Texas

Over the past weekend I joined some other Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) enthusiasts in an excursion to the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area for a hike. The main purpose of this hike was to see an elusive orchid called Calopogon oklahomensis or Oklahoma Grass Pink. Following is a description of the area from the…

Reblog of an author interview!

The Man Who Wasn’t There: A Life of Ernest Hemingway by Richard Bradford

The Man Who Wasn’t There: A Life of Ernest Hemingway Richard Bradford January 30, 2019 Published by I. B. Tauris, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, this biography was was introduced in 2019 but slipped by me somehow. The title is intriguing, so I wanted to know the premise right away. Richard Bradford, a well-known Irish author…

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