I wish I could say that my time away from this blog has been oh so exciting and therefore, I have a lot to tell. I wish I could say that. It hasn’t been uneventful, by any means. School has been a lot more involved. For the first time, I’m teaching three different literature classes … Continue reading
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason (edit: finished after I wrote this post and scheduled it- woooo!) She Loves You (Yeah Yeah Yeah) by Ann Hood (ARC from NetGalley, available June 26, 2018 – so it’s near the top of the list) (edit: just finished this before this published) Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr (6% read – … Continue reading
(the photo is just because I haven’t used a lot of my Universal Studios pictures yet) I’ve finished redoing Phase, so that now it is in the hands of several reader/writer friends to make sure I haven’t lost anything important with the changes. I hope to get feedback next week, so August will come … Continue reading
Updated: The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason (edit: finished after I wrote this post and scheduled it- woooo!) She Loves You (Yeah Yeah Yeah) by Ann Hood (ARC from NetGalley, available June 26, 2018 – so it’s near the top of the list) (edit: just finished this before this published) Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr (6% read … Continue reading
I nearly underlined everything in this little book. For being about 80 years old, the essays still speak to today. I understand why some people don’t like the word ‘feminism’. It singles out the female and therefore people believe it only supports the female. By definition this is not true, but humans have a way … Continue reading
I put this off a bit at the beginning of this month, mostly due to a wedding I was in (#8, by the way, if you’re keeping track of my bridesmaid adventures). But I’ve made myself sit and work through this very changed draft of Phase. Mostly, it’s tweaking, but when the major changes come later … Continue reading
(out today 6/26) Blurb from goodreads: The year is 1966. The Vietnam War rages overseas, the Beatles have catapulted into stardom, and twelve-year-old Rhode Island native Trudy Mixer is not thrilled with life. Her best friend, Michelle, has decided to become a cheerleader, everyone at school is now calling her Gertrude (her hated real name), and … Continue reading
