I ran into this issue recently. I wanted a larger version than what's returned from the basic response API search. The images there are intended for mobile applications and are available at 60 wide and 100 wide. Easy to get those. What are you going … [Continue reading] about How to get a larger album cover image from iTunes API
The Good Lord Bird – A Review
I loved this book. I've never read anything by James McBride prior to this award winner. I did mention this won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2013, right? It did. Notable book. I looked it up on Amazon after it won. One thing struck me right … [Continue reading] about The Good Lord Bird – A Review
The Road – A Taste of Hope
I went into reading The Road thinking it was a much longer book than it really turned out to be. I thought it was going to be a tome. I must have heard something about it's length on Reddit or somewhere else. Whoever said it was long was mistaken. It … [Continue reading] about The Road – A Taste of Hope
Synesthesia as a literary device
A writing exercise book I have used for a while touched on synesthesia today. The term refers to a neurological condition where the patient has one or more sensory experiences linked in their minds. Examples might be someone feeling the color blue or … [Continue reading] about Synesthesia as a literary device
Carrying
The truck bounced along the inward road, humming by the bare trees of the Herd’s woods north of their home. Two children, Denny and Paul, swayed in their bulky winter outfits, scarves wound round their necks, while their father jerked and guided the … [Continue reading] about Carrying