I'm participating in Kate Motaung's Five Minute Friday. This week's prompt is: Grow. If you're feeling like you just want to write with no pressure to make things perfect, you might consider joining along! Grow brings to mind so many things. The first picture that pops to mind is our garden - it's finally warming up... Continue Reading →
Five Minute Friday: Miss
Hi Friends! I had so much fun last week with Kate Motaung's 5 Minute Friday that I am participating again. I love this link up - there's no pressure to prepare or take pictures or write anything in depth. It's simply to let your fingers do the talking and write! This week's prompt is: Miss. When... Continue Reading →
Five Minute Friday: Pass
Today I'm participating in Kate Motaung's 5 Minute Friday. Kate provides a prompt each week with the permission to just write for five minutes - don't worry about grammar, spelling, sentence structure - what spills out of you when you see that weekly prompt? This week's prompt was: PASS. It’s hard to know where to start with... Continue Reading →
Finished Reading: The Night Strangers
Earlier this week, I finished reading The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian. If you could see my face right now, I would be staring at you with wide eyes and an open mouth. I'd also be pushing this book into your hands and shouting, "Read this! I must talk to you about this!" Luckily, my best reader... Continue Reading →
Becoming a better reader?
I've stated multiple times on this blog that I often feel as though literature is too smart for me. Things that others just get seem to go over my head. I've struggled with this for a really long time - there's nothing worse than knowing that an author is trying to tell me something and I... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading Wednesdays
This Wednesday I am here to report that I am still reading The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling). I love it when a book makes me want to pack up all of my things and move to a far away city; in this case: London. Sure, I've always wanted to visit London so this... Continue Reading →
Top 10 Tuesday
Today I'm joining The Broke and the Bookish to list the top ten six books you should read if you're pining to go back to school! Sorry only six - I am short on time! I am pulling most of the text from this post from my reviews on LibraryThing.com! The Secret History by Donna Tartt -... Continue Reading →
Monday Check In
Still trying to work away at building up my reading and writing habit! Last week I wrote daily, which is great! I missed a couple of days of reading, which isn't so great. The disappointing thing is that I'm reading a really great book, so I actually feel like I'm missing out when I don't... Continue Reading →
Writing Contract
Have you seen this article? It was written by Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake {among others}. I stumbled upon it at exactly the right time. In essence, it's about making writing a required part of your day. She shares a story about a conversation with a friend in which they agree on... Continue Reading →
Concerning Bookish Needs
There’s a lot of talk in bookish communities about our TBR (to be read) lists. My “Mt. TBR,” as some people call it, only gets bigger no matter what I do. I blame it on all of the social media with which I engage – I allow myself to be inundated with twitter feeds, Instagram... Continue Reading →
The Cozy Burrow 