Democracy, spiral staircases, roasted-meat-filled pita bread with tzatziki sauce, and Homer. The Greeks are certainly not short on gifts provided to the world at large. But let’s focus our attention on last of the list,…
Posts Published by Tony Norgaard
The Jurassic Park of literary genres
Historical Fiction. Despite its oxymoronic implication, I love the stuff. It takes the known part of history and infuses and embellishes the unknown into awesome possibilities. It?s like the “Jurassic Park” of literary genres with…
Daytripper
> I have two daughters who are 8 and 5. “Daddy, I need you” is a phrase heard quite a bit in my house. However, it is usually not because they are requesting me to…
Cuba: My Revolution
When David Lee Roth (the “Diamond” is implied) left Van Halen I obviously blamed Dave. OBVIOUSLY we were dealing with a platinum-haired prima donna suffering from the ever so infectious Lead Singers Disease (LSD) that…
Return of the Dapper Men
Confession Time. Confession #1) I am a comic book nerd. Confession #2) I do not bag or board my comics and generally enjoy them because of the stories. (GASP!) I know, right? Actually enjoying comics…
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
“Oh, so it’s come to this,” I suppose you are saying, “Minnesota Reads is reviewing instruction manuals. What’s next, Haynes manuals and cook books?” Oh, you are a hoot. But seriously, shut up for a…