by Harrison Jenkins
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Why I chose this book This is the first time I had read a book after meeting the author. In fact, I didn’t even know my neighbor, Angela Shaeffer, was writing a book until a few months ago. Meeting her has its own story, but I’ll save that for another […] The post Book Review: <i>The Things They Didn’t See</i> by Angela Shaeffer – A Poignant Story of Grief and Empathy appeared first on A Bad Hand…
Front Cover: The worst luck If you’ve seen the cover, you already know the first metaphorical reference in a A Bad Hand. I’m sure many literary agents or publishers representing book club fiction or YA fiction authors have already noted that the cover doesn’t look like other popular titles today. […] The post The Power of a Title: Why A Bad Hand Was the Only Choice appeared first on A Bad Hand .
Meeting Weezer I didn’t get into Weezer until I saw their Buddy Holly video. It was much later than it should’ve been. I guess I wasn’t paying good enough attention. Hero was released during the COVID-19 pandemic as a thank you—a tribute to healthcare workers and other people who kept […] The post Unofficial Soundtrack: Hero by Weezer appeared first on A Bad Hand .
You might already know what a nazar looks like. Maybe you have seen one and didn’t even know it. A few years back, everyone from Gigi Hadid to Kim Kardashian and Megan Markle were photographed with nazar-themed jewelry and footwear. Maybe I was late to the nazar game. Nazar icons […] The post What is a Nazar? appeared first on A Bad Hand .
To celebrate our daughter getting her BFA in graphic design (I’m biased but she’s pretty talented), our family visited Europe. One of the highlights was a visit to Tate Modern. Among the many impressive works was an installation by the Brazilian artist, Cildo Meireles. Meireles is known for large and […] The post Art: Babel by Cildo Meireles appeared first on A Bad Hand .
TLDR: Listen to the Soundtrack First, A History Lesson It’s a typical Saturday night in 1990. My best friends and I are sitting on the round stools, headphones on, at the Blockbuster Music listening bar. We spent hours doing this. Even with 35 years of perspective, I continue to think […] The post The Unofficial Soundtrack for A Bad Hand appeared first on A Bad Hand .
Sora Katsumi (or Katsumi Sora if you’re Japanese, where family name precedes one’s given name) is introduced a few chapters into the book as she meets the Yakuza boss, Hokusai, at a Tokyo coffee shop in the Shinagawa neighborhood. Sora is challenged with a serious heart condition, limiting her in […] The post Character Portrait: Sora Katsumi appeared first on A Bad Hand .
I haven’t missed a week where I didn’t write to my son an email. He’s working in Chicago right now. One of the features of my weekly email was “the weekly list”. On September 8, 2024, I sent him a list that I had been maintaining for several years: “Books […] The post My first step: Selecting the Plot appeared first on A Bad Hand .
As the main protagonist in A Bad Hand, James Webb is an amalgam of at three different people. His passion for baseball and experience as a minor league bat boy was inspired by my son. Like James, nothing could get by that guy at third base. He wasn’t the fastest guy […] The post Character Portrait: James Webb appeared first on A Bad Hand .
