Randy lets Sally help in his insurance investigation business by doing data entry work and he pays her. If you had a business and kids old enough to help in it, would you let them? Would you pay them or treat it as a necessary chore? Randy also insists Sally…
Randy and Arnie have different ideas about dating. Do you think they’re both honorable? Why? Or why not? If you are, or could imagine yourself to be a dating single parent, what are a couple of ideas about balancing interactions between dates and family that you would try to follow.…
Book – *** The Chamber (1994) – Slow exploration of Sam Cayhall, a Klu Klux Clan murderer facing the gas chamber. His estranged grandson, Adam Hill, fights his impending death sentence for two murders he did not commit. Too much of a treatise against the death penalty, while leaving interesting…
Book – ***+ Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) – This Zane Grey book celebrates nature and horsemanship while expressing his negative view of Mormon settlers. His protagonist, Jane Withersteen, resists the takeover of her ranch by the Mormons of Cottonwoods, employing Venters and the gunman, Lassiter, to keep her…
Randy inherited a theater from his parents. He likes the theater a lot, but not more than being an investigator, yet he wants to honor his parent’s passion by keeping it alive. If the Vic was your legacy, would you sell it, keep it, or transform it? Why? Think of…
Randy Justice has ten personal commandments that he tries to follow to lessen the chaos in his life. Discuss the ones revealed in this story and whether you agree with them. If you could add your own 11th commandment to his list, what would it be?
After meeting Kathy L. Murphy .@pulpwoodqueen at the Chanticleer Author Conference #CAC16 in Bellingham, WA, I was inspired to add a Reading Group Guide to my Mystery/Thriller Fire Trap. The next two posts are the first two questions I’ve thought up after reading The Pulpwood Queen’s Tiara-Wearing, Book-Sharing Guide to…
Once again, Elon Musk moves clean Hyperloop transport ahead http://bit.ly/MuskHyperloop01. Short test tracks may appear in CA and Slovakia.
Beckinsale was best in the lead role, but the film missed the mark for a great period piece. When a story must pause to literally tell you who the characters are, something is clearly wrong.