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Yesterday I parked myself in my office chair (remember, my corner office with windows?) and tried hard to concentrate on my manuscript. Which was difficult, because every thirty seconds I couldn’t resist refreshing the Track Package page on Amazon, even though I knew the Out For Delivery status would be unchanged. I pined away for [...] I am SO ready for book club this month! I’ve missed the last two (Girl With A Pearl Earring and A Lesson Before Dying, both of which I did read) and am looking forward to gathering with my girlfriends and talking this one over: A River Sutra, by Gita Mehta. I’m pretty much a sucker [...] I love gateways and thresholds. Passages from one place to another, especially if they are mysterious, beautiful, or special. Every week I drive down one of the fanciest streets in my town, and every week I feel a pang at the beauty of one particular iron garden gate. It’s a weathered green, and right in [...] Hey, summer is over! Or at least the kids are both in school as of this morning. My daughter, who will turn into a real teenager later this week, has turned into someone who is witty good company but unenthusiastic about school. And every time I really take a good look at her, she’s taller. [...] It’s 12:37pm. I mean to be revising my novel today – this is the last week of school for the kids and who knows what will happen once summer is officially here. It’s possible, I suppose that I could have an entirely peaceful three months filled with long days to revise the manuscript while the [...] I have a stack of books waiting to be read. Stacks, really. They pile up on my nightstand, my little green table in the corner of the living room, and even the kitchen counter. When I go out and there’s any chance I’ll have time to read, I pack not one but two books in [...] Yes, you heard me: David Copperfield. As in Charles Dickens. It’s not some new release, people. It was written in 1849-50 as a serial, and you can read or listen to the whole thing for free through any number of websites dedicated to the classics. I listened on my LibraVox.org iPhone ap (it was 35 [...] Sorry for my absence last week; I’m back, and while things are still crazy, I’m at least forcing myself to blog. I’ll try not to whine too much. On to the book review. Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell is the book David Henson loaned me because I apparently said that I like disturbing books. This must [...] Last week I had a lovely time at Polly’s house with her book club – it was my first time to go. Polly is an amazing artist and I think I would have had just as fabulous a time if I had spent a couple of hours simply looking at her artsy home decor! We [...] |
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