Author: Rich Horner
Heresy
By Melissa Lenhardt Genre: Historical Fiction / Western / Feminist Noir Audio Availability: Outstanding multi-cast narration by Barrie Kreinik, Bailey Carr, and an ensemble cast (delivering distinct, authentic voices for each perspective) Categories: High-Velocity Tradecraft & The Ledger of Human Nature 📖 The Blueprint (No-Spoiler Synopsis) Set in the brutal, unforgiving landscape of 1870s post–Civil…
Beautiful Fall morning at Ward Bayou
More Hiking in Our Future. We stopped in Vancleave on the way to Ward Bayou for breakfast at Lucky’s Diner — one of the few places that welcomes the dogs. The bacon was excellent and our waitress was absolutely charming, all smiles. The coffee and water came in Styrofoam cups, and all the condiments —…
Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta
October 21, 2026 By Richard Grant Genre: Travel Memoir / Cultural Journalism / Southern Non-Fiction Audio Availability: Excellent narration by Richard Grant himself (dry, understated British delivery) Categories: The Burden of Observation & The Visual Palette 📖 The Blueprint (No-Spoiler Synopsis) Weary of Manhattan rents and nomadic wanderlust, British travel writer Richard Grant and his…
May It Please The Court: A Collection of Legal Episodes
October 28, 2026 By Bob Daniels, Retired Court Reporter Genre: Legal Non-Fiction / Regional Memoir / Courtroom Anecdotes Categories: The Burden of Observation & The Ledger of Human Nature 📖 The Blueprint (No-Spoiler Synopsis) Written from the unique vantage point of the court reporter’s desk, May It Please The Court compiles a career’s worth of…
Underwater Photography #2
Cathy’s instruction Our fieldwork — underwater work, as it were — was its own kind of learning experience. We’d get a short briefing on the boat, then gear up and head down. Cathy would appear out of nowhere — just materialize at your shoulder — reach over, look at your camera, check your settings, and…
Sunday Morning – Breakfast and a Drive
Ocean Springs Front Beach & Clay Point Park We had breakfast at Fatspoon this morning, they have the best omelets and biscuits. Then we drove down the beach front over to Back Bay Blvd. Ran into Steve and Jake birding south of the railroad. Steve is considering a new telephoto lens, Prime or zoom so…
Whitehead Coastal Preserve
Crisp, Clear Fall Morning A beautiful fall morning walking the preserve, with more birds than on any previous visit. Patty has arranged a Mississippi Coast Audubon Society (MCAS) field trip, led by Jake Pettigrew of the Department of Marine Resources, on Saturday, October 31. The trip is open to everyone, so come join us. It…
Stoner
By John Williams Genre: Literary Fiction / Campus & Academic Novel / Existential Realism Audio Availability: Robin Field’s narration of Stoner is a solid, clean performance. Categories: The Human Condition & The Visual Palette 📖 The Blueprint (No-Spoiler Synopsis) Born to impoverished dirt farmers in rural Missouri at the close of the nineteenth century, William…
Underwater Photography #1
October 25, 2026 Studies with Cathy Church – 1 My son Nathan, his mother, and I used to do a great deal of scuba diving, and photography has always been part of everything I do. Back in 1998, I had the opportunity to spend a week studying underwater photography with Cathy Church in Grand Cayman.…
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
By Bryan Stevenson Genre: Legal Non-Fiction / Memoir / Investigative Social Justice Audio Length: 11 hours, 10 minutes Narrated by: Bryan Stevenson himself (quiet, measured, profoundly dignified) Categories: The Ledger of Human Nature & The Mechanics of Morality 📖 The Blueprint (No-Spoiler Synopsis) In the early 1980s, a young Harvard Law graduate named Bryan Stevenson…
