Most of my bookselling experience has been in Huntsville, Alabama, and in that capacity there, I was honored to meet three famous men who were also gay. Most of them...... Read More

My feng videos have been on Youtube for years, but they have gotten a revamped look & presentation. I invite you to take a look at how nicely they are...... Read More

(Note: there’s a photo gallery at the bottom of this article.) In my last post, I wrote about fake books that get placed in a home to make the owner...... Read More

I just came across an article about fake books ( https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/realestate/fake-books-decor.html?smid=em-share ) and there are two quotes that summarize the yin & yang of decorating with fake things. “I will...... Read More

A prayer flag can be a traditional Tibetan prayer flag or modern equivalent images (preferably on natural fabric like cotton) that are spiritually affirmative to you. The ones that are...... Read More

Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire is a recent book and it’s terrific. The subtitle is The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller, and it and another book, A Factotum...... Read More

I’m resuming speaking at libraries and bookstores on Hawaii Island, starting with the Kailua-Kona Library on Saturday, June 10. The event will be on their makai lanai with lots of...... Read More

Who Gets to Go Back-to-the-Land? by Valerie Padilla Carroll came out in December 2022 from the University of Nebraska Press. The subtitle is Gender and Race in U.S. Self-Sufficiency Popular...... Read More

Dim lighting is yin, except when it’s moving—then it becomes yang. Spinner lamps (or motion lamps) are a great way of using dim moving light to energize a stagnant area.... Read More

The first time I saw a “pot filler” in a client’s home, I was speechless. I knew I was looking at a feng shui nightmare, and I also knew that...... Read More