Archive for January 2023
Twenty-One: What I Want You to Know
Dear Zoe and Talia, Bear with me here—this might be the longest birthday letter yet. As always, there’s a lot to say, much of which is probably repetition from the years before, but I’m pulling out the mom card here: I get to do this because I’ve earned the right. (What does that really mean?…
Read MoreGrowing a Happy Ending: An Interview with Sara Sartagne
The writing community is strong and vast! I first crossed virtual paths with romance author Sara Sartagne, an author in England, thanks to Jeanne Oates Estridge, a Dayton-area author. When I realized Sara had an English Garden Romance series out, I took note! I’m not much of a gardener, but I love the idea of…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: To Kill a Mockingbird
#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram for this week is TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee. I’ve read this book several times, and I’ve seen the 1962 movie (which is rare for me), and I loved them both. The Chicago Tribune wrote of the book, “A first novel of such rare excellence that it will no doubt make a…
Read MoreWish Me Luck
January represents many things to me, only one of which is a restart button of sorts. But during the cold winter months, I have real trouble restarting. So why choose January as a time to restart anything? I’m asking myself that these days as I surface from a cold. The virus didn’t effect me too…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: The Art of Racing in the Rain
Our first #ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram of 2023 is THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein. It’s a book I read over a decade ago now, but one I enjoyed and recommended to my friends. My children enjoyed it, too—the adult novel and the children’s adaptation that came from it. So what drew me in?…
Read MoreNo Words for the New Year
This post was supposed to be my “New Words for the New Year 8” post, but a cold has me on my bum, and I’m not feeling up to writing anything regarding what my outlook for 2023 will be. That might change in a few days, so if you’re interested in what I might be…
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