Hummingbird Weekly Quote. 2025 Edition.
Tariffs 101
Clarification on U.S. imposed tariffs from U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. So now we know. Curated by Sandra Novick.
What Am I Afraid Of?
What Am I Afraid Of?
Too bad you can’t press the hold button. When it comes to life. Wouldn’t that be just the thing? While you go ahead and try something else? Something new? Observations about people and life by Sasha Debevec-McKenney.
Book Shorts. Reviews in a Nutshell.
All the Colors of the Dark
A suspense thriller by Chris Whitaker. Imagine being kidnapped at the age of 13 by a serial killer. Set in a small rural Missouri town in the Ozarks, this suspenseful thriller has all of the ingredients for a great read. Review by Barry Novick
Featured Poetry Selection. Happy Mother’s Day.
Hurry. By Marie Howe.
A poem selected for Mother’s Day. By Marie Howe, 2025 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Poetry. Where are we all hurrying to? A beautiful poem about Motherhood.
“Hope” is the Thing with Feathers
Hope is “perched in our soul—”
Emily Dickinson deftly uses a bird as a metaphor for “Hope.” Click through for a beautiful and classic poem.
Woodpecker
Like Making the Same Obvious Point, Over & Over
In Woodpecker, Jeffrey Harrison tells a very human story. Was he asking something “of us?” No matter, really. Click thru for an insightful perspective.
Book Shorts. Reviews in a Nutshell.
In the Bleak Midwinter
By Julia Spencer-Fleming. Awarded Best First Traditional Mystery. “Midwinter” brings it with an Episcopal Priest, a Town Police Chief, some very handy military training, a body, an MG, and some serious “sparks.” Review by Carol Lichtenbaum.
Book Shorts. Reviews in a Nutshell.
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
In Haruki Murakami’s newest novel, Murakami explores the “real” vs “imagined” worlds. Through the narrator, we enter the two parallel worlds with their own “operating systems.” Classic Murakami! Review by Barry Novick.
Hummingbird Weekly Quote. 2024 Edition.
Roberta Flack. Jazz Icon. RIP
Julius Lester'‘s words describing the incredible talent and richness of Roberta Flack’s music. A jazz legend. Curated by Sandra Novick.
Travel in the Andes. Not Another Death Road.
A White-Knuckle Experience
Getting from point A to point B “feels” death defying. Travel with Helene Munson through Northern Peru. It’s not for the faint of heart.
Afternoon Reflection. Post 24.
What to Tell Melania.
While there are many challenges on the national and international fronts requiring Presidential attention, there was a smaller one announced last week. Here’s my take. By Barry Novick.
Business Notes. “Big Lou.”
Big Lou is Just Like You.
Target Market: the 50 to 60 year old man that has married his “trophy wife.” Really? Marketing lesson. By Sandra Novick.