The Life of a Reading Coward

I recently decided that I’m a coward when it comes to reading. I’m not adventurous, or brave, or intrepid in any way at all. Instead, I often stick to the same genres, same authors, same series, etc. I am one of those people who read the same book over and over and over, but (to [...]

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Great Sign – Go Wales

In Wales, all road signs must be in both Welsh and English. The English is clear enough to lorry drivers – but the Welsh reads: “I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated.”

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Literary Re-Mix Challenge!

As an undergad, I took a Brit Lit class and one of our best assignments was to take a section of one of the pieces we read and make it into another type of writing. For example, a scene could become a poem, a poem could become a rap song, and, in my case, a [...]

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I See Myself in This.

Sometimes we all have mental blocks against certain words. It took me forever to figure out that “a lot” is two words. By forever, I mean I think I was in HIGH SCHOOl despite using the word on practically a daily basis: “I ate alot,” “I loved that movie alot,” “Jessie bugs me alot,” etc. [...]

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I HEART Kitty with iPad

I may not like the iPad very much, but I love cats…..

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Flashlight Worthy Lists

Growing up, I read in bed every night. This wouldn’t have been a problem except that I always fell asleep mid-read. Meaning: my glasses didn’t come off, but would hang lopsided from my face, my light wouldn’t turn off, but would continue to shine above my head, and my dad couldn’t just go to sleep, [...]

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Review of How to Train Your Dragon

First, I just want to say that I approve of the trend lately of making 3-d movies. Coraline was amazing, and one of the few original movies I have seen in a long time. How to Train Your Dragon wasn’t very original at all – it was actually a very predictable tale of how a [...]

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Hugo/Maureen Awards

I love science-fiction and fantasy, so I was really excited to hear that the Hugo Award nominees have been announced. I was disappointed, however, to see that I have read almost none of the nominated titles! SO, I have decided to give my own award for best novel, best graphic novel, best movie, and best [...]

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