Tag: books
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Unfinished… But Not Forgotten
I’m a David Foster Wallace fan. I haven’t finished this one though, and maybe it’s time to do so: With essays like “Big Red Son” and “Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think,” I ended up chuckling before I even got to page one. It was a book…
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Authors for Dinner
Who to have for dinner? And what would I make??? I’d make lasagna and garlic bread. But then- who to have? The prompt didn’t specify whether they had to be dead or alive, so… Ernest Hemmingway pops into my head first and foremost, because it would be cool to hang out and chat about writing.…
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Quote-worthy
Here are 3 quotes that I carry with me every day. They help me to keep things in perspective: Okay so that last one might sound a bit dramatic. Let me explain. Maybe, maybe not This quote is one that I read in a story which I am almost certain I read in The Tibetan…
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Old-school Typewriters
Clunky. Heavy. CHONKY. With ink-laden ribbons. Ah, the memories. My mom probably still has it. Collecting dust in a cobweb corner of her basement. Her old typewriter. Not the electric one (although they hold their own magical, whirring, nostalgic powers). Older still. That typewriter that felt like it weighed 100 pounds. Outdated? Yes. Do I…
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Sequels…
I would love a sequel to Wormwood. I mean Woodworm. Or, perhaps, a prequel? Maybe both! I keep wanting to call the book wormwood. I used to have a lot of wormwood plants in my yard. It was a very pretty plant: Woodworm by Layla Martinez was one of my favorite reads so far this…
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Unhappy Endings
I have been on a horror book binge this summer (well, this year in general). Most recently, I read Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay. Written in 1967, the book takes place on Valentine’s Day in the year 1900 at a girl’s boarding school in Australia. A group of girls venture out- supervised, of…
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Winding Down and the Weekend (or, Time to Go to the Flea Market)
It’s almost the end of another busy work week. One where things go as originally planned (on this end anyway!), but still seem to be working out all the same. Nurses seem to always be in short supply and this week was no exception. Still- the week is almost over. It’s time to start thinking…
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First Books
(This post contains affiliate links.) Some of my favorite books that have stuck with me for 40+ years are from my childhood… Oh What a Busy Day by Gyo Fujikawa. What can I say about this one? I love it to pieces. I’ve read this book hundreds of times. I’d spend hours pouring over the…
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Motivated
One of the best ways to keep motivated when learning a new skill is to have accountability. If I’m not accountable to someone, somewhere, at a specific time, it is hard for me to keep going. Here’s a few examples: Cello- if I’m not taking lessons I don’t practice. I was taking lessons for a…
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Overrated
I love classics. They are a lot meatier than many modern books out there. They’ve got substance. They stick with you. Give you something to think about. There’s classics I’ve read years ago that I still think about from time to time. Some of my favorite authors are the Brontes and Thomas Hardy. I really…
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