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  • The Buried Giant

    The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Buried Giant is a book that will leave you thinking long after you have finished reading the last words. Kazuo Ishiguro masterfully weaves a tale of things forgotten, covered in the mists that hang like a curtain at the edge of remembering.…

  • What? Really?

    In our house, Easter is a little bit of a non-holiday. I don’t think either of my kids have been to an Easter service. For myself, it has been many, many years. We do have Easter baskets and the Easter Bunny gets a bit of candy and other goodies into them, but beyond that…not much.…

  • Leap

    During the month of February I joined a group of writers in a writing challenge. The gist of it was to write everyday for the month of February with the end result being that good habits will continue through the rest of the year. Today is the final day of that challenge and for this…

  • Opinion – Harper Lee

    …if there is anything I never want published – I’ll destroy any and all copies… Continue reading →

  • The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

    The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey ★★★★☆ I was pleasantly surprised with this book. The writing is very eloquent. It has a quiet strength to it that the reader may not realize until after reading Ms. Bailey’s story. The main character (the author), who is gravely ill, finds her own…