This post is part of my weekly series, Shelf-Life. Each episode is about a particular book on my bookshelves. For more information see my introductory post. To read other episodes in this series, see the Shelf-Life Index page.| Jamie Todd Rubin
I spent a lot of time in 5th grade drawing pictures of Ozzy Osbourne concerts: two dimensional pencil sketches looking at the stage with stick-figure [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
When I used to come to Santa Monica for work, I’d stop in at a local AM/PM to pick up a copy of the Los [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
The world is a noisy place and it is hard to tune out the orchestra of modern life. So I seek quiet places. I returned [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died 199 years ago today. I once wrote a time-travel story where, on their dying day, Adams and Jefferson were [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
Though I dutifully filled out all of the forms online ahead of time, when I arrived for a recent medical visit, the receptionist handed me [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
To escape the heat, I dragged a reluctant Montainge downstairs, where it was cooler, and collapsed into a comfortable chair beneath the breath of an [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
The best part of my early morning walks in summer is pausing under this goldenrain tree. If I am listening to a book or music, [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
My grandfather got me my well-worn edition of Our Oriental Heritage back in April 1999, from a used bookstore in Nyack, New York. Our Oriental [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
If one were to peruse the list of books I have read since 1996, the first item of note might be the book that started [...]| Jamie Todd Rubin
I’m not normally one for prompts, but I saw prompt the other day asking about something the writer learned in high school. I found myself thinking about it throughout the day, and jotting not…| Jamie Todd Rubin
Photo by Olya Kobruseva on Pexels.com Welcome to my blog series, “Practically Paperless with Obsidian.” For an overview of this series, please see Episode 0: Series Overview. A couple of month…| Jamie Todd Rubin
