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“People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or […]
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“People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or […]
The problem with reading a lot before you write is that things get jumbled up. I recently finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and the narration style of that story […]
“literally: This word should be deleted. All too often, actions described as “literally” did not happen at all. As in, “He literally jumped out of his skin.” No, he did […]
“Your cold mornings are filled with the heartache about the fact that although we are not at ease in this world, it is all we have, that it is ours […]
Spy the Lie: Three Former CIA Officers Reveal Their Secrets to Uncloaking Deception by Philip Houston My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book will explain which clusters of behaviors […]
Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a brief introduction to wine for people who normally drink beer, from what glass to use […]
“We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting.” ― Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka My […]
“The following day the editor presided over a sudued meeting with his senior staff. Tony Montano sat to one side, a silent observer. “It’s time we ran more regular columns. […]
I don’t usually read The Bloggess as explained in an earlier post but after reading the excerpt, I thought I might really like this book. About halfway through I was still […]
If you haven’t read much of my blog you might not have picked up on how naïve I am. While wandering around Rome we came upon a street, unlike the […]
On our way to France we took an unusual route. Hubby usually prefers German roads but I fought to drive through Holland and Belgium. So we got to spend the […]