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Debbie Bateman
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Your Body Was Made For This
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Shy: An Anthology (Robert Kroetsch Series)
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Follow the Yearning
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When You Can’t Find the Story (Lost at Sea)How long has it been since you encountered a moment in your writing when you were simply unsure of how to continue? You could not see land and you were alone in a tiny boat.
The Basic Elements of a StoryMost times when I’m writing I’ll have a good sense of who is involved. I might be in the weeds of a piece of ficti
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| I read "How to Breathe Water" in a single day, unwilling to set aside the book for the other things I was meant to be doing, and I refuse to apologize. It could be this is one of those experiences, like listening to a symphony or watching a movie, th ...more | |
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| A profoundly engaging and imaginative book that has changed what I think of a memoir. Jeannine Ouellette’s compact and poetic nuggets leave the full construction of meaning to the reader. Certain fragments of difficult memories wind through the entir ...more | |
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| I was deeply moved by this book, the courage of Izzeldin Abuelaish and his enduring belief in peace. The world at the moment feels so divided, I take heart in the hope that we can co-exist and that the means of doing that is shockingly simple... one ...more | |
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| This collection of essays is heart-rending and disruptive. I found each essay so packed with deep thought and feeling, I had to make my way through the collection slowly, taking time to digest what I am still seeking to understand. Alicia Elliott’s m ...more | |
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| I enjoyed the celebration of friendship and witnessing women restarting their lives at different stages. Not so long ago, I used to take ice baths to recover from long distance running. As I read about these ladies swimming in the Atlantic, I felt a ...more | |
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| A funny, heartbreaking, and complex exploration of the relationship between a mother and her daughter. What we need from each other versus what we get and what we learn. I marveled at the depth of this memoir, its courage and honesty. My mouth watere ...more | |
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“A gift from her most private region, Pauline does not see it coming. That moment when the cruel knot in each of her hips uncoils. Twang, there it goes. Zzzz rip, that’s another. Like a belt across each side of her groin, such a wonder the pyriformis muscles. They can be a deep source of trapped pain, especially for women. But her spine, it stretches good and long, and the clenching releases. She slithers forward. Heck yeah. Her feet
bend backwards in joy. - "Secret Workings" in Your Body Was Made for This by Debbie Bateman”
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bend backwards in joy. - "Secret Workings" in Your Body Was Made for This by Debbie Bateman”
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