What’s a thing you were completely obsessed with as a kid?

It doesn’t take a psychic to know that books have been my life-long obsession.  But I will say that my tastes have changed over the years.

As a small boy, my favorite subjects were anything on dinosaurs.  This was way before the days of the Jurassic Park franchise. Then it evolved to snakes and insects. I could now wander through the nearby forest identifying all kinds of fauna.

Around the same time, I swarmed up on old Ripley Belive it or Not paperbacks. What fun reading about the strange and unexplained! I think it was my love of that genre that got me into Ray Bradbury. I was hooked on his writing after reading Halloween Tree. Something Wicked This Way Comes and October Country are still among my favorites.

In high school, where you have to read certain books, I GOT to read Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Let’s not forget Orwell’s Animal Farm!

Today, I still read as much as I can. Subjects vary, but I tend to read more fiction in the summer. I’m especially fond of historical fiction. I’m currently on A Boy Between Two Worlds a biographical novel detailing the true story of Waldy Nods, the mixed-race son of a Dutch mother and Surinamese father in Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

I’m drawn more to academia in the cooler months. Philosophy, psychology and neuroscience are among my go-tos. I recommend everyone check out Beau Lotto’s Deviate. It is a fascinating look into how our brains work.

My obsession has led me all the way to staring my own vintage bookstore. I love finding old books with interesting topics. At the end of the day, learning new things and staying curious is best thing anyone can do for one’s self.

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