Harry Potter Publishing Phenomenon is Truly Magical

Posted 12/4/2025

  Magic is a label that has been slapped throughout the ages onto events that people couldn’t explain or didn’t try to explain.  Such is the case for the magic that Harry Potter practices in the fantasy fiction book series that bears his name.  While Harry, a young wizard, was waving his wand, the books about… Read More

Uniting Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Posted 8/5/2025

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are literary classic characters, who is actually one character, which is so woven into our consciousness that “Jekyll and Hyde” is now a popular metaphor for people exhibiting a split personality.  They first appeared in the novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson… Read More

The Odyssey Known as College Football

Posted 10/11/2025

To say that college football season is underway would be inaccurate.  As of this writing, we are already into the seventh full week of college football.  Why is this important?  To ask that question would be blasphemy in my home state of Alabama where football is almost a religion.  Without any cities big enough to…Read More