This post is a little late because, like Ginger in Paper Crowns, I'm off on an adventure I hadn't quite expected. All right. I don't suppose that America is quite like the world of fae, but ... an adventure is an adventure, yes? Though, alas ... mine lacks one very hilarious blue cat. Today (or… Continue reading interview: blue cats and paper crowns
mini recountings from a boat
I am currently aboard a boat. Naturally, I lugged books along with me. Unnaturally, there is wifi. Let the recountings commence! Uprooted by Naomi Novik For a single book this had a lot packed in; there were three distinctive acts which could have easily been turned into a trilogy, but I was rather satisfied that… Continue reading mini recountings from a boat
ear piercing adventures [Story Time]
It's partially the fault of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and my liking of magnetic earrings as a youngling, but recently I decided to have my ears pierced. I mean - lots of people have had their ears pierced, haven't they? It's no big deal, right? Haha. You see, though I like dangling earrings, I… Continue reading ear piercing adventures [Story Time]
famous books I haven’t read
Every self-respecting bookworm seems to have read these books. I am both self-respecting and a bookworm ... and I haven't. Ah, paradoxes. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen I've watched the black and white Laurence Olivier Pride and Prejudice, the 1995 BBC series, the 2005 film, 'Lost in Austen' and 'Austenland'. I have never read… Continue reading famous books I haven’t read
lemonade and sandwiches
I'm in a little rut at the moment. Inspiration is sulking in a corner. I've argued with Sandwiches about actual sandwiches and written half-formed plot ideas on my hand. Tolkien's commentary on Beowulf isn't conquered yet. A sci-fi has been DNF'd. And ... I'VE DONATED BOOKS TO A CHARITY SHOP. Why these books? Lemme explain… Continue reading lemonade and sandwiches
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