Audible has become my favorite app. It helps me pass the time on my long commutes to and from work, as well as all the other places I frequent in my Jeep.

I just finished the complete Sherlock Holmes stories and am now embarking on all the novels of Charles Martin, starting with The Dead Don’t Dance. I’ve read most of his books already, but I’m looking forward to revisiting some of them and checking out a few I’ve not heard before.

Charles Martin is a faith-based writer whose stories are steeped in the South and God. He’s a bit like Nicolas Sparks, but more God-centered and (in my opinion) a better writer.

There’s something about a story that can take you away in your imagination, especially when you’re stuck in creeping rush-hour traffic. Unfortunately, I can only go to these places in my mind, but at least I get to have pictures painted in my mind other than the back of the car in front of me.

It also takes me back to all those road trips back in the day where we listened to books on tape. Anyone remember cassette tapes? Then came books on CD, so at least you didn’t have to worry about one of the tapes breaking in the middle of the story.

Now, we have Audible. All the books in one place with no changing out tapes or CDs. Ain’t life grand?