Nathaniel Hawthorne once said, “Easy reading is damn hard writing.” Think about a conversation between yourself and friend. Whether you are talking a mile a minute or are talking slower about something more serious. Now think about the shortcuts in conversations, or the slang words you...
Did you just read the title and think, wait, what blog am I reading ? Also, Did you know Taylor Swift is immortal? I totally did not. You’re at the right blog, keep reading. Another question. What makes you keep a book versus giving it away or...
I have a bone to pick. In a conversation not long ago the subject of trigger warnings arose. If you aren’t familiar, trigger warnings are warnings that give you a “heads-up” as to what a book contains. These triggers are things or subjects that may...
Dear Bookworms, Today was beautiful and because it’s Friday, well that’s just the icing on the cake. It was so beautiful that it almost made me sad. Fall does not ever last long enough in my humble opinion. If it could just be forever fall and forever...
Dear Bookworms, Today I have a story for you. When I began this blog, one of the things I wanted to share on here were the particular books that hold great meaning to me and why. East of Eden by John Steinbeck is a book that...
I have a dear friend who I trade books with. He occasionally just brings me books and I do the same for him. Our homes are right next to each other, with just a field between us. We spend a lot of time of time...
Good morning. The hours of Friday have spilled nicely in to Saturday. Because The Goldfinch was released in theaters yesterday, I traded my normal Friday post of books, dessert, and wine to talk about that. But in my thinking, it just wouldn’t be the same without...
Today is two fun things. 1. It’s Friday! 2. The Goldfinch movie, based upon Donna Tartt’s 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning book by the same name, is released in theaters. Most of you, I’m sure are familiar with Donna Tartt, or at least with her books. Her three fiction...
Com • bat : 1. To oppose in battle; fight against. 2. To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop. 3. Fighting, especially with weapons. 4. Contention or strife. I have never seen the front lines of war or been in combat. I have family members...
Are you a neat freak? Do you care about things being clean and tidy or no? I think some semblance of things being at least sort of clean and intheir place (or at least stashed in a closet and out of sight) makes all of us...