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December - Advent Calendar
I'm in - love my advent countdown read - an oasis of calm in the lead up to Christmas26/24
Celtic Fairy Tales
1 Connla and the fairy Maiden
2 Guleesh
3 The Fields of Boliauns
4 The Horned Women
5 Conall Yellowclaw
6 Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'neary
7 The Shepherd of Myddvai
8 The Sprightly Tailor
9 The Story of Deirdre
10 Munachar and Manachar
11 Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree
12 King O'Toole and his Goose
13 The Wooing of Olwen
14 Jack and his Comrades
15 The Shee an Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire
16 The Story-teller at Fault
17 The Sea-Maiden
18 A Legend of Knockmany
19 Fair, Brown and Trembling
20 Jack and his Master
21 Beth Gellert
22 The Tale of Ivan
23 Andrew Coffey
24 The Battle of the Birds
25 Brewery of Eggshells
26 The Lad with the Goat-skin
Book: Cuentos macabrosDay 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
I'm going to read The Clan of the Cave Bear.I tried dividing it into 24 parts, but I need to catch up already.
Update to msg 29Dec 2 was Manners of Death, Dec 3 was The Vita Æterna Mirror Company: Mirrors to Last till Kingdom Come and today was The time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with One Discordant Violin, by the American Composer John Morton. All by Yann Martel and none of them quite reaching the levels of greatness as the first in the collection, but still enjoyable.
Megan wrote: "Quick Question -- Did you want us to update our progress like we'd normally do in these challenges? Or will the 24-31 messages by the twenty or so participants be overwhelming?(In case we are upd..."
The answer is: However you prefer :) I‘ll be updating the list whenever I have the time.
Updated to here!-
Note: If you’ve updated your original message but not made a new post with your progress, I might have missed you this time - But I’ll be more thorough when I get a chance to sit down at my desktop computer. :)
Book: Cuentos macabrosDay 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.Book: Cuentos macabros
Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Update of message 12: 9/24
Advent Sunday Dec 8 update of msg 8: 8/24 and 8/31All is well all is quiet
Update to message #15:8/31 complete
Finished Stories of Your Life and Others. I liked some of the stories, but I was surprised how disappointing some of them were! I really thought Chiang was going to be a new favourite.
Next up is How Long 'til Black Future Month?.
update to message 31Can you withdraw me from this one? I was really looking forward to this, but have been hit with a family crisis and have to travel to be of assistance. I figure I will keep up with my novels but I am failing to think about this one on a daily basis.
8/24 I updated my entry msg 38 Lulu wrote: "Update to message #15:
8/31 complete
Finished Stories of Your Life and Others. I liked some of the stories, but I was surprised how disappointing some of them were! I really thought..."
I felt same way about Stories of Your Life. I'm now reading his new work and there are some same problems. I really like his ideas, writing not so much. I just read today short story which was pretty much more talk, it worked better.
I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.Book: Cuentos macabros
Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia
Reija wrote: "I felt same way about Stories of Your Life. I'm now reading his new work and there are some same problems. I really like his ideas, writing not so much. I just read today short story which was pretty much more talk, it worked better."Ah, glad to hear I'm not alone, but sorry to hear the new collection hasn't jelled with you either. I might give Exhalation a go sometime, but yeah, definitely not in a rush.
9/24Had to catch up a couple days but back on track with short stories
✔️Red Run by Kami Garcia
✔️Things About Love [As You Wish] by Jackson Pearce
✔️ [Soul Screamers] by Rachel Vincent
✔️Merely Mortal [Wicked Lovely] by Melissa Marr
✔️Facing Facts [Darkest Powers] by Kelley Armstrong
✔️Bridge by Jeri Smith-Ready
✔️Skin Contact by Kimberly Derting
Book 1: Cuentos macabrosDay 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia
Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II
Day 9. Metzengerstein
Update to message #9PROGRESS: 1/4 books 10/24 days
🕯1.
Tenth of December🍭1. Victory Lap
🍬2. Sticks
🍩3. Puppy
🍫4. Escape from Spiderhead
🎈5. Exhortation
🍬6. Al Roosten
🍪7. The Semplica Girl Diaries
🍭8. Home
🍩9. My Chivalric Fiasco
🍫10. Tenth of December
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Sorry about the late check-in, it's turning out to be a whirlwind December. :)
No one belongs here more than you stories by Miranda July1. The. shared patio
2. The swim team
3 Majesty
4.The man on the stairs
5. High Moon Vol. 1 by David Gallaher
6.The Night Shift by Debi Gliori
7.Hearts of stake by Alyxandra Harvey
8. Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey
8/28
I'm taking a little break till December 12 thursday to focus on my finals. So i will be doing 28 days instead of 31.
2019 & 2020 Reading Challenge2019 Monthly Challenges > December - Advent Calendar
Duration: December 1, - December 31, 2019
Progress: 24 out of 24
Many countries around the world use advent calendars or Christmas calendars to celebrate the month of December. For some people, the calendar has religious significance, but for others it's a secular, non-religious tradition.
For this challenge, there are two options:
A) Starting on Dec. 1 and ending on Dec. 24, read a short story (or a poem!) every day. Use stories or poems from collections, magazines, or the internet - there's lot of good short fiction available for free from many publishers.
B) Starting on Dec. 1: Split a novel into 24 chunks and portion your reading so that you read the last chunk on Dec. 24. (Ideally the novel has 24 chapters to start with! But as long as you can manage to count out fairly even-sized chunks, it'll work.)
If you'd rather keep reading past the 24th, you're welcome to try for the whole month!
Karina will be leading this challenge. Thank you!
Short Story's:
1. Georgia the Guinea Pig Fairy by Daisy Meadows - **** - 12/1/2019
2. Lauren the Puppy Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/2/2019
3. Molly the Goldfish Fairy by Daisy Meadows - **** - 12/3/2019
4. Penny The Pony Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/4/2019
5. Pet Parade by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/5/2019
6. Mae the Panda Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/6/2019
7. Kitty the Tiger Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/7/2019
8. On a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna - ***** - 12/8/2019
9. Saturday by Oge Mora - **** - 12/9/2019
10. Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle by Miranda Paul - 12/10/2019
11. Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/11/2019 - 368 Pages
12. This Beautiful Day by Richard Jackson - 12/12/2019
13. Run Wild by David Covell - ***** - 12/13/2019
14. Saga: Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 12/14/2019 - 504 Pages
15. Swing it, Sunny by Jennifer L. Holm - ***** - 12/15/2019
16. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier - ***** - 12/16/2019
17. The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part One by Michael Dante DiMartino - ***** - 12/17/2019
18. Mara the Meerkat Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/18/2019
19. Savannah the Zebra Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/19/2019
20. My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi - ***** - 12/20/2019
21. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams - ***** - 12/21/2019
22. Red String Volume 1 by Gina Biggs - ***** - 12/22/2019
23. Kimberly the Koala Fairy by Daisy Meadows - ***** - 12/23/2019
24. Strong Female Protagonist. Book One by Brennan Lee Mulligan - ***** - 12/24/2019
✔️At The Late Night, Double Feature, Picture Show by Jessica Verday11/24
Book 1: Cuentos macabrosDay 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia
Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II
Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
✔️At The Late Night, Double Feature, Picture Show by Jessica Verday✔️ Gargouille by Mary E. Pearson
12/24
Book 1: Cuentos macabrosDay 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia
Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II
Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Update on messages 12 & 7716/24
I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.Book 1: Cuentos macabros
Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia
Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II
Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella
Update to message #9PROGRESS: 2/4 books 14/24 days
🕯2.
Sugar and Spice🍬11. The Christmas stocking by Fern Michaels
🍩12. Ghost of Christmas past by Beverly Barton
🍭13. Twelve desserts of Christmas by Joanne Fluke
🍫14. Twelve days by Shirley Jump
Advent Sunday update of msg 8: 15/24, 15/31, finished one book out of the four planned: The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien
Updated post#4215 of 31 complete
1. Sierra Nov/Dec 19
2. Nature Conservancy Spring 2017
3. Rails to Trails Fall 2019
4. National Parks Fall 2017
5. Nature Conservancy Summer 2017
6. National Parks Spring 2017
7. National Parks Fall 2019
8. Nature Conservancy NJ Sp/Summer 2019
9. Nature Conservancy Summer 2019
10. Nature Conservancy Winter 2019
11. Preservation Fall 2017
12. Sierra Sept/Oct 2019
13. Gateways Winter 2019
14. Nature Conservancy Fall 2019
15. National Parks Summer 2019
I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.Book 1: Cuentos macabros
Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia
Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II
Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella
Book 3. Things to Make and Break
Day 15. Legendary
I will read one Short story each day. I still have to decide the book.Book 1: Cuentos macabros
Day 1. Berenice
Day 2. El gato negro
Day 3. La isla del Hada
Day 4. Corazón Delator
Day 5. La caída de la casa Usher
Day 6. El retrato Oval
Day 7. Morella
Day 8. Ligeia
Book 2 Cuentos Macabros Volumen II
Day 9. Metzengerstein
Day 10. Eleonora
Day 11. El Jugador de Ajedrez de Maelzel
Day 12. El Rey Peste
Day 13. Conversación con una momia
Day 14. Manuscrito hallado en una botella
Book 3. Things to Make and Break
Day 15. Legendary
Day 16 The Date
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I’m sorry, but I’m going to withdraw. I’m not really feeling short stories right now and having to read one every day just isn’t working for me.