Graham Sedam Writes

I'll admit that when I first started reading J. Thomas Richard's noir-style novel, The Black River Players , my brain was a little resistant. That notion sounds worse than it was, but that seems to be the best way for me to describe it. With a little more explanation, maybe you'll understand. It's a great book, so don't stop reading here, and please, buy a copy and support a talented writer who is self-published. What you must first understand is that I was coming out of reading an entirely different book in every sense of the word “entirely.” The book I had finished reading, Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe , is a text based upon gathered information that is then laid out and explained in a comprehensive way. I enjoyed that book for the knowledge that I gained, and I wrote a post about my experience with it . That book contributed to an even greater understanding I now have of the human race’s historical background. The text in Jus

I did it. And, I did it sooner than I had expected. I wanted to finish the book I had been reading, Justinian's Flea , by the end of the year (2017). I finished it before Thanksgiving. This post isn't the first time I've mentioned this book, so read " Books, Life, and Punchlines " to get a little bit bigger of a picture about the book and my thoughts on it. * It took you all year to read this book? * Pretty much. If this is the first post of mine that you're reading and/or you haven't heard me mentioning this, here it goes. I actually read quite a bit. I just don't devour books. I'd love to be the kind of person that does, but I just never have been. Maybe someday. It's something I at least think about doing more of. So, in the meantime, I choose a book and then read it when I can. For the last two years or so, that time has been in the wee early hours of the morning before I head to my place of work. It's quiet, my family isn't

Along with the start of a new year, I've started reading a new book. I met my goal of finishing the book  Early Mourning  before the end of 2016. Read more about that in a post I wrote called " Exit Music, Enter Early ." The book I started reading is called Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe . I've had this book for many years but never got around to reading it. I decided to change it up and read a book that deals with history, and this one seemed to grab my attention. Next, I'm planning on reading a book,  The Black River Players ,  from an author I know, J. Thomas Richards , after I purchase it. Justinian's Flea is about the Roman Emperor, Justinian. He was the last in a long line of emperors. The book tries to explain why in every angle possible. Justinian was actually a good and successful emperor, the last to be called Great. Why did the empire end under his rule? The book is also about more than just the rule o

This past spring, I finished a book called Exit Music . It's about the band, Radiohead , and it tells their story starting from when they all met in school and concludes with the release and tours for the album,  O.K. Computer . (Later revisions of the book, currently four, pick it up from there and continue their story. The first version is what I have.) It was a fun read, and I enjoyed learning about a band that I've liked for many years. I basically knew nothing about them before this book other than their music. I've had this book for a while and finally got around to reading it. It took me longer than it should have, but I don't give myself a lot of time to read, either. Besides, I do it for the enjoyment and not to compete. I fit it into my life and prioritize my time based on its importance to me. Lots I want to do and accomplish. Time is limited. Stupid time. Before I had finished Exit Music , I had already decided that I wanted to read a book called E

Submitted for your consideration is a (very) long excerpt from Tim Kress' novel,  Early Mourning . At a certain point in the story, the protagonist reads a book written by a new friend. This is that book. But first, a video for a song from the soundtrack to the novel, by Diads . This song goes with the chapter the excerpt comes from, and is called,  The Weeping Song . Early Mourning , and its soundtrack,  Early Mourning, a soundtrack to the novel by the same name  will be released on the same day, which happens to be the only—controllable—unknown thing about the project at this point. Check diads.net for news on the soundtrack, and look to timkressfiction.com for news on the novel. My Time In The Weeping Lands by Dudo-uh Stoneking Around the middle of the fourth century, C.E., the High Priest of all the Mayan people issued a proclamation stating that any commoners caught using magic would be sent to their underworld, Xibalba , via the most gr