Author: Carol A. Seidl
Oscars 2021, 5 Acclaimed Films from the Francophone World

One of the things I like best about the Academy Awards has nothing to do with discovering which blockbuster will win Best Picture. I find the actual award ceremony, where glamorous celebrities parade to center stage to deliver their well-rehearsed speeches, only mildly entertaining. Rather, the thing I appreciate most…
Four Audiobooks To Batter Boredom, Promenades Of The Pandemic
Jeanne Barret, First Woman to Sail Around the World
Read-Along, The Archipelago of Another Life, Bestselling French Fiction
The Artist’s Way, An Attempt to Free My Creative Spirit
March Potpourri: Tableaux, Toasts, Trees, and Uplifting Tales
Fiction that Enlightens: Learning Something Adds to the Enjoyment

For many years, I avoided reading fiction. The world is vast and there is so much to know that I just couldn’t justify reading a novel. In addition, there are so many talented journalists-turned-author that it’s easy to find nonfiction on almost any subject that grabs and holds your attention—history,…