If we can agree that creativity is the highest activity of the human mind, then Bingo You have hit the jackpot. You have just walked into a powerhouse of fully illustrated, well written, creative prompts. They are accessible, entertaining, teeming with energy and as the art work on the cover indicates, original. Spend a few minutes perusing The Review and you'll see how the author has captured the dynamics of the King's English in such a way as to separate it from other books in the field. You'll enjoy it.

We left the media favorites (sex, politics, violence and religion) out of this text and the omission quickly begged the question: who will want to read it?Anybody who is interested in a crisp clean and prestine trek through a land of language and ideas.Anybody who is more intrigued by the life of the mind over our daily onslaught of packaged silliness.Since their inception in 1980 for high school students, these topics have taken on a life of their own. They have expanded in quality, variety, tone, color and sheer volume. Some are even funny.The Sara Bellum Review is instantly adjustable. It can move with ease from a liberal arts millieux to a syllabus for home. Schooling or indulge the rapid perusal of some waiting for the spin cycle to end in the washing machine. The material is clean, yet it will be left to the reader as to where it will fit in one's personal word robe.

On the surface the SBR appears to be an extended exercise in creative writing. Shakespeare, however, throughout his plays, reminds us that nothing is ever as it seems and this book is no exception. The discerning reader who is willing to go beyond the obvious is likely to find additional levels layered into the text. What-you may wondering-is this material all about? What is its raison d'etre? Does it have peaks and valleys or a place to hang its hat? Why aren't the short stories more complicated than the skills of a cat? Does it fit into a category? In a word, no. Sara Bellum has tried to work within the comfort zone of formula writing but it was not to be. You see, the Review has always been restless and unwilling to buy into the idea that there is only one way to do things. The Review is its own genre and creativity (levity) is its center of gravity. Where does that leaves us? In short, the three volumes of the SBR have opted to make a subtly yet far reaching demand of its readers. Our intent is to prompt you to step up your creative efforts (the arts) and thus activate your higher energies. You will not be alone. Such a movement is happening globally and the SBR is proud to be a part of it.

We left the media favorites (sex, politics, violence and religion) out of this text and the omission quickly begged the question: who will want to read it?Anybody who is interested in a crisp clean and prestine trek through a land of language and ideas.Anybody who is more intrigued by the life of the mind over our daily onslaught of packaged silliness.Since their inception in 1980 for high school students, these topics have taken on a life of their own. They have expanded in quality, variety, tone, color and sheer volume. Some are even funny.The Sara Bellum Review is instantly adjustable. It can move with ease from a liberal arts millieux to a syllabus for home. Schooling or indulge the rapid perusal of some waiting for the spin cycle to end in the washing machine. The material is clean, yet it will be left to the reader as to where it will fit in one's personal word robe.

On the surface the SBR appears to be an extended exercise in creative writing. Shakespeare, however, throughout his plays, reminds us that nothing is ever as it seems and this book is no exception. The discerning reader who is willing to go beyond the obvious is likely to find additional levels layered into the text. What-you may wondering-is this material all about? What is its raison d'etre? Does it have peaks and valleys or a place to hang its hat? Why aren't the short stories more complicated than the skills of a cat? Does it fit into a category? In a word, no. Sara Bellum has tried to work within the comfort zone of formula writing but it was not to be. You see, the Review has always been restless and unwilling to buy into the idea that there is only one way to do things. The Review is its own genre and creativity (levity) is its center of gravity. Where does that leaves us? In short, the three volumes of the SBR have opted to make a subtly yet far reaching demand of its readers. Our intent is to prompt you to step up your creative efforts (the arts) and thus activate your higher energies. You will not be alone. Such a movement is happening globally and the SBR is proud to be a part of it.

If we can agree that creativity is the highest activity of the human mind, then Bingo You have hit the jackpot. You have just walked into a powerhouse of fully illustrated, well written, creative prompts. They are accessible, entertaining, teeming with energy and as the art work on the cover indicates, original. Spend a few minutes perusing The Review and you'll see how the author has captured the dynamics of the King's English in such a way as to separate it from other books in the field. You'll enjoy it.