When conversing about the great Bard, Mr. William Shakespeare, you are likely to encounter one of these four reactions: 1. People who know nothing about Shakespeare other than their forced high school experience with Romeo and Juliet, and couldn’t care less. These people are often quite vocal in their castigation of Shakespeare’s works. There may […]
Books
Snuggle in! How To Find Places To Read
Last night’s post was a long one, so tonight I’ll keep it brief, and pose the questions: What’s your favorite place to read? and… Do you have any reading companions? I have a few favorite places to read, most of which are weather-dependent.
John Grisham’s Confession
For the first time since the creation of this blog, I’ve failed to reach my goal of posting three times a week, and I apologize. I’ve had a tough time writing this week, so my other projects took more time and creative energy than usual, and I didn’t feel any motivation to blog. I’ll do […]
Multiple Partners: I Can’t Commit!
Sometimes, one is not enough. It feels impossible to commit. You become enamored of one, then get bored, and pick up another. That one is too intense, so you flirt with the first again. I’m speaking, of course, of books. Or, as I like to call them, “Multiple reading partners.”
The Glass Castle/ Half Broke Horses
I think I’ve mentioned a few times that I really enjoy memoirs. The two that I’ve profiled so far have been celebrity memoirs, but I also enjoy reading about average folk: hairdressers, unemployed Prada lovers, the formerly overweight. “Average,” though, hardly applies to the characters in Jeannette Walls’ memoir/novels, The Glass Castle and Half Broke […]
168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think
I think the phrase “this book/movie/song changed my life” can be overused, but I have to apply it, at least lightly, to this book: I’m a person who likes to accomplish a lot every day. I have a full-time job, but I also write every day: I work on my novel, I journal, I blog, […]