Last year I renewed my domain name for Indie Book Blog and realized I was paying a lot of money to run a website I wasn’t using as much as I had planned to.  It doesn't help that I can't seem to setup my email for this site on my phone. I apologize to anyone who has sent me an email and got no response. I turned 40 in 2025 and am trying to live life more intentionally.  There are so many distractions these days: tv, podcasts, socializing, our phones, day jobs.  Even though

When Andy Mullenax asked me to review his book of poetry: The Destroyer , I didn’t quite know what to expect.  I first read some of his poems posted on his IG account to get an idea of what I was getting into.  I liked the lyrical nature of his style and this collection.  It reminded me of a lot of modern day rap songs.  He did warn me that the poems get pretty dark, exploring themes from his own addiction journey.  Alas, I am no stranger to reading work of a dark and transgr

I never know where the next book I’ll read will come from.  My bookshelves are overflowing and I like to think that I’ll eventually make...

Deadtime Stories: True Crime and Other Books in Lansing, Michigan There are a handful of used bookstores and thrift stores I go to when...