Category: November 2018
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In the mind of a reviewer
If you follow my blog at all, you know that I write a number of reviews. The majority are book reviews. I’ve always loved to read. I started reading on my own when I was around 3-years-old. No, really. I did. When I was 9, we lived about a block away from the public library.…
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Staying Sane, Being Kind
Here it is, the Monday before Thanksgiving, and this is the day that I decided to go to the store. I contend that I am a smart person. But I’ve never said, in earnest, that I’m brilliant. Days like today prove that. In general, it wasn’t too bad. I only needed to go to two stores: the…
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REVIEW: Love All by Rachel Spangler
Facebook informed me that today is my “Friendversary” with Rachel Spangler. We have been connected on Facebook for 10 years. Since I’ve been on Facebook for 10 years and a few weeks, this makes Rachel one of my first contacts on the social media platform. I’m not sure what made us connect. I can’t remember…
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The Story of Tomorrow
Once Upon a time, Carleen sat down to write a new blog post. She thought and thought about what she could write about. But try as she might, she just couldn’t come up with a good topic. So she decided to search the internet for things to write about. She looked at sites that had…
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Fan Fiction Ruminations
Karin Kallmaker, the Queen of Lesbian Fiction, mentioned a panel topic for the Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference. The panel idea deals with fan fiction and copyright. It sounds like it could be a very interesting panel if some folks put it together. The idea got me thinking about fan fiction, in general. I’ve…
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REVIEW: “Miss Saigon”
For many years, I have been a fan of Miss Saigon. However, tonight is the first night I’ve had a chance to see it. When I say I’ve been a fan, I mean that I’ve listened to the Original Cast Recording (with Lea Salonga) since it was first released. I was never available when the tour…
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The Blinking Cursor
“Writing about a writer’s block is better than not writing at all.” ― Charles Bukowski I’ve spent a good part of the day thinking about what to write in this blog post. I jotted down a few topics, but all of them are crap, quite honestly. So, the last hour has been spent, first, doing Google searches…
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REVIEW: Seven Shores Romance Series by Melissa Brayden
I usually will write reviews one book at a time. After all, that’s how we read books most of the time, right? Oh, sure. There are folks out there who will have two or three books going at once. But, often those books are completely unrelated. A biography while commuting on the train or bus.…
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The Origins of Wallababy
It all started one day when I decided to clean out the kitchen cabinets. You see, my grandparents bought this house in 1972. Back then, it was Gram and Grandpa, Mom, and me. And sometimes Dad, when he was on leave. Since 1972, there have always been at least 2 people living in this house.…
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On the road again
I’m going to be hitting the road pretty soon, heading back to Chicago after my weekend in Dallas. So, I need to make sure that I get in my NaBloPoMo entry for today. It may not be great, but I’m determined to post something every day in November. Dammit. It’s almost 9pm, so you’re probably…
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