David Given Schwarm

“Who taught you all this, doctor?” The reply came promptly: “Suffering.” The Plague Albert Camus, 1947

Cody’s weekend crew continues their adventure in Greyhawk. Returning from the Elemental Plane of Fire we are not battling Yeti in the frozen North. And I am spending a lot of my time sipping team and laughing at how good these kids are at D&D.

Veronica by Mary Gaitskill My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was recommended to me by Julie as the best book on women’s friendship. She was wrong–though this book does have a lot of female friendship it is not what is best about this book. The backdrop of AIDS, the tragedy of beauty, abuse, mistakes,…

Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players by Stefan Fatsis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I waited a long time to read this book because I KNEW it would turn me into a Scrabble Fanatic. And it Did. This book is worth all of the hype–an amazing…