Category Archives: Ideas and Opinions

An Interview with Marcie Rendon

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Ed Battistella

Marcie R. Rendon is the author of four mysteries featuring Cash Blackbear, an Ojibwe woman who defies the damaged protagonist stereotype. Cash is tough, slow to trust, and courageous, careful in everything she does. Cash hasn’t exactly come to terms … Continue reading →

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What people are reading: Marcie Rendon, Barry Vitcov, Marcia Clark

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Ed Battistella

Sinister Graves, Girl Gone Missing, and Murder on the Red River — by Marcie Rendon My wife recommended Marcie Rendon and her character Cash Blackbear, and I binged Sinister Graves (2022), Girl Gone Missing (2019), and Murder on the Red … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Ashland Authors this Poetry Month

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Ed Battistella

It’s poetry month, so it seems like a good time to celebrate Ashland authors. Here is list of nearly 200 of them, It’s a first-pass, work in progress, hopefully to be updated, revised, corrected, and expanded periodically. (any students need … Continue reading →

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Alter Ego, A Myriad of Tongues, & High Desert, Higher Costs

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Ed Battistella

Alter Ego by Alex Segura Last summer I read the author’s Secret Identity, about women in the comics industry and the fictional Carmen Valdez, who created The Legendary Lynx for the minor-league comics company, Triumph Comics. She secretly teamed up … Continue reading →

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