Author: Carleen
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 5: Lists
Are you a list maker? I’ve known quite a few people over the years who make list after list…as if they simply cannot function without a list to tell them what to do next. I’ve had coworkers who would use the first 30 minutes of the day to make a “to do” list. The first items…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 4: Expectations
It’s November 4, 2014. In the United States, it’s election day. That being said, I’m sure that there are many, many blog posts out there about politics, voting, civic duty, etc. I wrote one a couple of years ago. (If you’re interested, you can read it HERE.) So, I suppose the expectation is that my…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 3: Obstacles
It’s Day 3 and I’m already experiencing obstacles to writing a blog a day. I’m not sure why, but no matter how much I thought about it today, I just couldn’t come up with an interesting, thought-provoking topic for my blog post. I thought of writing a book review, but I didn’t have time to…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 2: Sharing Secrets
My mother and I lived in my grandmother’s house for a good portion of our lives. Mom was 29 1/2 when she moved out of Gram’s house (I was 7). About 15 years later, Mom moved back into Gram’s house. She lived there until she passed away 2 years ago. I continue to live in…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2014) – Day 1: Getting Started
Many of my friends are currently participating in NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. It makes sense since many of my friends are writers. Actual novel writers. Like, they get paid for it and stuff. It’s pretty cool to know these folks. Well, I’m not a writer. Not a novel writer, anyway. Not yet. Maybe.…
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REVIEW: “Jolt” by Kris Bryant
*I was provided a free download of Jolt by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Bold Strokes Books for affording me this opportunity.*. Mystery writer Bethany Lange wasn’t prepared for the twisting emotions that left her breathless the moment she laid eyes on folk singer sensation Ali Hart. Of course she…
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REVIEW: “Nudge” by Sandra Moran
New York advertising executive and lifelong atheist Sarah Sheppard is highly successful, in line for a partnership, and feeling on top of the world. When she’s visited by a mysterious client who offers her a job to write and market a comprehensive addition to the world’s religious texts, she thinks it’s an elaborate joke and…
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REVIEW: “Just Girls” by Rachel Gold
Jess Tucker sticks her neck out for a stranger—the buzz is someone in the dorm is a trans girl. So Tucker says it’s her, even though it’s not, to stop the finger pointing. She was an out lesbian in high school, and she figures she can stare down whatever gets thrown her way in…
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REVIEW: “Blowback” by Bev Prescott
Meghan Blaney comes from a long line of self-sufficient, gritty Maine lobstermen. She knows a thing or two about hard work, loyalty, and sacrifice. When she put off going to culinary school so she could take care of her aging father, she never expected to be schlepping pancakes at a local diner a decade later. …
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REVIEW: “Everything Changes” by Samantha Hale
*I was provided a free download of Everything Changes by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Bold Strokes Books for affording me this opportunity.* Seventeen-year-old Raven Walker has never had a boyfriend. She’s never really been interested in boys. But she was always too afraid to examine what that might mean.…
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