“Stories should leave an imprint on the reader, a testament to where they’ve been.”
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Back in the beginning of the year I set forth to read 12 books from the popular BBC Big Read list. Now the first quarter is over and three of those books are complete. Here’s here are my reactions to…
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Everything is Awesome
We all love Mondays, right? No? Why are you all looking at me that way? Put down the pitchforks and hear me out. For most, Monday mean a return to the drudgery of work and school and the unending…
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Fulfilling Promises
Awhile back I held an open mic where you were welcome to submit questions and I would ask them as honestly and candidly as possible. In return I promised that I would feature these questions and answers in a new…
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An Argument for Fantasy Fiction
I’ve run across several articles that argue that fantasy fiction does not have the same merit as the classics and therefore children should be discouraged from reading them. They use examples such as the Hunger Games and the Twilight Series,…
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Charging the Creative Batteries at ANWA’s Time Out for Writers
I spent the last weekend enjoying the warm clear air in Arizona while attending the annual Time Out for Writers conference hosted by the American Night Writer’s Association (ANWA). I had hoped to be able to write another installment of…
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Wuthering Heights – the Board Book
Happy Presidents’ Day everyone! If you are state side I’m hoping you are all enjoying the holiday, if not I hope you having a marvelous day anyway. I visited my local library the other day and saw something that made…
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Surviving Being Off Track – Week 3
This was the week I was dreading most of all, all of the fun things we had planned we had already done, and what was left on the list no one wanted to do, or the weather didn’t permit. On…
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