On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. Is Central Florida a hospitable place for human beings? After living here for seven years, I’m not so sure. Let's do some empirical observation of this environment we’ve chosen to call home. On any given … [Read more...]
Short Stories: A Million Miles Away, Part Four
Continued from the September 2018 edition of Nonahood News... I was on Mars. The human race had been living here for the past 500 years. For some reason, Earth had diminished into nothing. It was ruined. I wished things hadn’t turned out this way, but they did. I connected with my friend Pach here on Mars. He was the only one left besides myself who was from Earth. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Cheyenne Raiders
Author: Robert Jordan as Jackson O'Reilly Publisher: Forge Books, 1982, 256 pages Robert Jordan is a very well-known author of the fantasy book series The Wheel of Time, beginning in 1990. He was able to complete 11 books in the series before he lost his battle with heart disease, cardiac amyloidosis, in 2007. He commissioned Brandon Sanderson to finish his epic story with … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review: The Great Alone
Author: Kristin Hannah Genre: Fiction Format: Hardback, 440 pages Kristin Hannah is the author of several novels, most notably The Nightingale, so I was glad when my book group picked The Great Alone as our selection for last month. This story is set in the Alaskan wilderness in the 1970s. It centers around the Albright family, Ernt, Cora and their daughter Leni, who try … [Read more...]
The Artist: Living Dreams Through Useful Art
Meet Dan and Janis Pollock of Pollock Works. Nonahood News discovered these Clermont, Florida based artists during an Art After Dark event and immediately was fascinated by their handcrafted work. The couple focuses all of their attention on creating and combining art and woodworking as their passion, which is also their job. Although they did not go to school for art or … [Read more...]
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