An Ode to the Wins and Setbacks of 2019 If you know me, you know I love tradition and can tie sentiment to anything. But this winter, we gave up some things – traditions, expectations, rituals, shopping adventures. This season, working to get out of student loan debt has made a tremendous impact on our … Continue reading That’s a Wrap
The Matchmaker’s List | Sonya Lalli | Fiction, Romance Paperback: 329 | Publisher: Berkley (2019) | ISBN: 9780451490940 Here’s the first thing to know about The Matchmaker’s List: it’s not a holiday rom-com. Wanting to read some sweet, Christmas funnies, I searched for a few to put on hold at the library. The Matchmaker’s List … Continue reading The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli: Tension of Love, Culture, and Learning Lessons of Honesty
“We will feast in the house of Zion we will sing with our hearts restored ‘He has done great things’ we will say together we will feast, and weep no more.” Sandra McCracken, “We Will Feast in the House of Zion” I’m wrapping up the second week of writing down all the things to be … Continue reading Two Weeks of Gratefulness [A Series]
As I shared in last week’s story, I am participating in NaNoWriMo. I also shared that I am keeping track of little moments I’m grateful for in a small composition book I’m carrying with me this month. Both have been surprisingly challenging. More on that to come. Before I get back to writing the manuscript … Continue reading One Week of Gratefulness [A Series]
“‘That’s right,’ said Gandalf. ‘Let’s have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. If I say he is a Burglar, a Burglar he is, or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you may guess, and a … Continue reading November: Writing Thanks and a Novel
What I Would Have Told Myself Yesterday Sometimes your 1st graders will ask you to hang out, so you’ll say where and they’ll say CiCi’s Pizza, and you’ll say when, and they’ll say Saturday morning. You’ll think it’s crazy, but you’ll commit to it. So when you show up on Saturday morning – promptly at … Continue reading The Enemy Didn’t Win This Round
Say You’re One of Them | Author: Uwem Akpan | Genre: Fiction Paperback: 361 | Publisher: Back Bay Books (2008) | ISBN: 978-0-316-08637-0 “It was a time just to be a human being and to celebrate that. What mattered now was how to get people to lay down their weapons and biases, and how to … Continue reading Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan: an Illustration of the Resiliency of Refugee Children
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