Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Wakeup call to the nation: thoughts and prayers alone aren’t enough

Soft Targets: Guns in America and the Kids Caught in the Crossfire by Camila Kerwin

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I will start my review of Soft Targets: Guns in America and the Kids Caught in the Crossfire by Camila Kerwin, with my usual explanation about my position on guns. I respect your choice of being pro or anti guns. However, I grew up in a home with guns. We had rules about them and consequences if we did not follow them. I grew up knowing my mother could out shoot my father when they met. Most of my family hunted. I am a fan […]

An account of life

I Won't Pretend These Missiles Are Stars: Life in Iran During the 12-Day War by Tehran's Cartoonist Collective / The Cartoonist Collective

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The short stories inside of I Won’t Pretend These Missiles Are Stars by Tehran’s Cartoonist Collective deal with the weeks of war between Israel and Iran. Set in Iran, each of the people giving their story has a different way of dealing or not dealing with the events around them. Some worry about the big picture (death), others worry that they never got to wear the special outfit to their presentation. Each author has a unique way of showing what was and wasn’t important to […]

He writes, raps, educates and isn’t hard on the eyes either!

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I will admit I have only read a little more than half of Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre’s A Love Song, a Death Rattle, a Battle Cry. However, I like to think I have read enough and seen enough of his work on Facebook videos, YouTube, etc. to write this review. Kyle Tran Myhre is not an easy read. I have only found a few poems, songs or essays that I can relate to. There are several beautiful lines that he has created, but those taken […]

What made, and still makes, America great.

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First and foremost, I’m sorry for the sensationalized header. I hope I didn’t make your eyes twitch but I think it is an accurate title independent of the political climate. Back in February, I had the opportunity to ask a question to a Two-star Army General and I asked him what books he recommended.  He said this was the most recent book he finished and that he highly recommended it so it entered the queue.  A few months later, the Army Chief of Staff added […]



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