Today’s prompt is a freebie, and I’m still on vacation. It has impacted my posting schedule since obviously the younger generation of family members are infinitely more entertaining and interesting than reading and working on my blog. Since I haven’t been posting regularly, I figured I was going […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “I’ve been on this spirituality, self-help journey for […]
Hi from sunny Florida, and happy Tuesday to you all. I’m still on vacation, but looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with my nephews and their families. Also, I’m aware that the origins of the holiday were whitewashed for American schoolchildren, but my family has always just used the […]
Hi from sunny Florida! It’s so relaxing being here and spending time with my family. I don’t see them as often as I like, so spending all this time with them is exactly what my soul (and patience) needed. Normally, when I come, I’m with one or more […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “The soft growl on the train is coming […]
I originally created this in an effort to get people to engage a little more. So far, it’s been a really interesting experiment. There are some people who consistently seem to visit my blog on Sundays, and a few of you lovely readers comment. But, my last few […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Georgie Summers adjusted his weapon. THIP-TWANG! The metal […]
Hi, I’m back and I have actually read the list of prompts correctly this week. The prompt is destination titles, book titles with the name of a place in them. This idea originally came from Rachel @ Sunny Side, and it’s a fun topic, even if it is […]
Hello everyone, and if you read my review of Modern Magic by Michelle Tea, this topic won’t come as a surprise to you. This was my first experience of actually seeing an author specifically advise against cultural appropriation, and then go ahead and engage in cultural appropriation. I […]
This week’s prompt was submitted by Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next and Hopewell’s Public Library of Life, and it’s a really good one. The topic is books involving food that are not cookbooks. I happen to love cozy mysteries, and they’re nearly always centered in a restaurant […]
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