SPARK was reviewed by onlinebookclub.org. Here's what they had to say:https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=200256 Reading through the comments below the review, it seemed that some readers of the review came away thinking that it was a "sad" book. Yes, some sad things happen, but is that what those of you who read it…
Edward R. Murrow said of Winston Churchill in 1940, “Now the hour had come for him to mobilize the English language and send it into battle….” President Kennedy later used this quote when presenting Churchill with honorary American citizenship. Winston Churchill It’s still at war, only now it’s under attack.…
Death comes for Will When my editor rightfully shamed me about Will being such a wimp that he stayed away from SPARK for 40 days, I had to make some other tweaks beyond getting rid of the dog. One sub-theme I liked was the impersonality of the universe. The black…
A Boy and His Dog is a great 1975 post-apocalyptic movie set in 2024. In Draft 2, Will spent a lot of time being homeless in Barstow. 40 days, actually. Yes, that was an allusion to another great hero who spent 40 days in the desert. The instigating event was…