Tag: reading
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Winging It
I did not have anything in mind to post today. I’ve been so stressed out lately and trying to manage that stress takes up almost all of my energy. I did, however, finally start reading Parabale of the Talents (yay me!). I don’t remember this book at all even though I know I read it.…
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Do You Trust Your Voice?
I’ve mentioned several times that I always hesitate to put my writing in the hands of others because I’m afraid that what I’m trying to say won’t be understood. What I think it really comes down to is not trusting my voice. It was revealed to me in a recent therapy session (because we do…
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Re-reading Parables
Sooo…I’ve decided to jump on the Parables bandwagon! If you’ve been here for any period of time you know that Octavia Butler has been my favorite author for years! Maybe a decade. Honestly, I don’t even remember when I picked up Kindred the first time. Anyway, you also may know that I have re-read two…
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Writing Journal: Put It in Someone Else’s Hands
I have a really difficult time putting my writing in the hands of other people. I ran around in mental circles trying to decide who to trust with the latest draft of my book. I procrastinated, honestly, because I knew a while ago who I could ask to read it but didn’t want to give…
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Angie Smith: What Women Fear
I don’t often write about books I read as devotionals on this blog—I usually leave that for Insert Adventist—but this book spoke to me on so many levels that I had to share. I’d never before read a book that I identified with so much. I have talked about the anxiety I experience over on…
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A Few New Books
Tomorrow is my birthday and what does a book-lover buy herself for her birthday? Cake decorating supplies! I kid. I bought books of course (and cake decorating supplies)! I stopped buying books (mostly) at the beginning of last year in an effort to not overwhelm my limited storage space with loaded bookshelves. I dwindled my…
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Candice Carty-Williams: QUEENIE
Queenie Queenie Queenie…. The was the first book that the entire book club group enjoyed, even those who hadn’t read it all the way through. It was highly entertaining….and so, so cringy. The series of gross men and bad decisions that Queenie went through…I literally yelled at the book several times. The women in this…
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