I gasp in horror at the prospect. I shake my fist in protest! I declare that I shall find the book that will do the trick. We just haven’t found the right book yet. I think I’m looking at this wrong. Every year, I extol passionately the virtues of reading. I love it myself and…
Magical realism is an elusive genre. Books in this genre are wise to the lessons and ways of the world, and are comfortable in slipping very realistic lessons between doses of whimsy. Writers of magical realism seem to me to be those who have peeked between the pages of life and seen that there is…
Full disclosure, I’m a 43 year old mom of 2 boys. I am also a voracious reader. I love stories and I always have. One of the consequences of being a voracious reader is that I’ve always been so, which meant that I found adult books by the age of 12 and never looked back.…
I am trying to become a writer. There, I said it. This seems a foolish dream, for now, but I don’t see how else a dream can begin other than foolishly. It seems the height of arrogance to declare that I shall become a writer and then assume that such a thing is done with…
I say the weekend, but I feel like I’ve been doing this for the last month! We have recently returned from Winter Break here, and when I say recently, more than three weeks ago but I miss it. A lot. While the holidays are always a busy time, it snowed for a week here, meaning…
As we come into the cozy time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, the temperatures start to dip, the air becomes cooler and gets that lovely smell of cool leaves falling from trees. We feel the need for fuzzy socks, cozy soft things, and above all, a good book. Here is my list of the…
It was a great month for reading. Oh, the summer, I miss you already. Being a teacher where I live means two months off in the summer. Of course, it’s two months of no pay and I swear I must work those two months added onto the 8 hours per day spent planning, organizing, thinking…
How often have you thought to yourself, I should read more books? You put on the TV, you scroll social media, you stare out your window and think, hmm, I should read more often, and then go back to what you were doing before. Your instinct isn’t wrong. Reading has real benefits and will make…
A Round-Up of Resources that I’ve Found and Used so far Hello friends, As promised in my “behind the scenes” post a couple of weeks ago, I thought it might be helpful to others out there like me to make a list of resources for new bloggers that I have used. None of these are…
Happy Summer everyone! It has been so good to have a bit of a break and spend time with the kids. Though I still had to work on a course through July, being on summer holidays made all the difference in terms of time to spend on other things. And, of course, a lot of…