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Books Read in January 2022

I had the pleasure of reading a variety of books in January. Each one was interesting in its own way. In my December 6, 2021 blog post, Books Read in November 2021, I made less-than-glowing remarks about Wiley Cash’s When Ghosts Come Home. I’m rectifying the situation today. When Ghosts Come Home, by Wiley Cash I … Continue reading Books Read in January 2022 →

My Recent Discovery of OpenLibrary.org

I love how things seem to just happen. Things I couldn’t anticipate because I didn’t know they existed. Serendipity. OpenLibrary.org In the process of looking for an out-of-print genealogy book a couple of weeks ago, I quite by chance saw a reference to OpenLibrary.org. I’d never heard of it, so I typed in into a … Continue reading My Recent Discovery of OpenLibrary.org →

#OnThisDay (Tomorrow): Robert Burns’ Birthday

It’s lovely to hear a Scottish accent, whether highlander or lowlander; however, the heavier the accent, the harder it is to understand some words. In addition to that, the Scots have words for things that we don’t use in America.

Trying to Get Novel Structure Right

As a reader of fiction, I just knew when I liked a story and when I didn’t. I never gave the structure of a novel any thought. I didn’t know a novel was supposed to hang on a framework. Call me slow, but I just didn’t.

5 Books I Didn’t Finish Reading in December 2021

I set out to blog about Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, “Common Sense,” which was published on this date in 1776. Common sense seems to be in short supply these days, so I thought the topic was appropriate; however, I opted for another topic. Last week’s blog post was about the books I read in December. Today … Continue reading 5 Books I Didn’t Finish Reading in December 2021 →

Books Read in December 2021

December brought me too many books. What a nice problem to have! By the last week of the month, I felt overwhelmed and decided to return several unfinished books to the public library. Here are my takeaways from the five books I finished reading last month. Three Sisters, by Heather Morris Three Sisters is the … Continue reading Books Read in December 2021 →

How I’m Ending 2021

I struggled over a topic for today’s blog post. I looked back to see what I blogged about in my year-end blog posts since 2016. It was interesting to read about where my thoughts were the last week of December over the last five years. December 2016 I made up a reading challenge for 2017. … Continue reading How I’m Ending 2021 →

Responses to “Am I a Sun or Just Another Star?”

I considered writing about the Louisiana Purchase today. You know, that 828,000 square miles (or 2,140,000 kilometers) of central and northwestern present-day United States of America purchased from France in 1803 during the Thomas Jefferson Administration? It’s a fascinating topic, but I decided to set it aside in favor of writing a follow-up to last … Continue reading Responses to “Am I a Sun or Just Another Star?” →

Am I a sun or just another star?

I read a thought-provoking blog post on January 22, 2020 – yes, nearly two years ago! I made a note about it in case I wanted to write about it in a future blog post. That blog post was written by Cristian Mihai for his Art of Blogging blog. The name of the post was … Continue reading Am I a sun or just another star? →

Books Read in November 2021

It seems impossible that today could be the first Monday in December. That means I’m supposed to tell you about the books I read in November. I happily spent more time working on my novel manuscript last month than reading, but I’ll fill you in on what I did read. When Ghosts Come Home, by … Continue reading Books Read in November 2021 →