Book Review: Nestuary by Molly Sutton Kiefer

Many moons ago, I wrote a book review, my very first one, that was published in Entropy Magazine. I searched for it recently and found that it had disappeared, the link no longer functional. Later, I discovered the journal shut down in 2021 and deleted its website and archives. I’d love to keep this reviewContinue reading “Book Review: Nestuary by Molly Sutton Kiefer”

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

“What one thing could you do in your personal and professional life that, if you did on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive difference in your life?”

The Point of a Compass

I left home before graduation and moved in with him when I was seventeen. My mother called the police and said he was “harboring a minor.” The police car picked me up at his apartment to take me home. I went back the next day. She also took my passport. I reported it as stolen, and he bought me a new one. We went to the courthouse on my 18th birthday and signed the marriage certificate. A month later, we were on a plane to Israel.

The first compasses did not always point north. Early compasses pointed east.