Songs for the Missing by Stewart O’Nan This novel tells the story of a family, a group of friends, and a small town that comes to grips with the disappearance of Kim Larsen, a vivacious and popular recent graduate preparing to leave her home in the Midwest for college. One evening she disappears on the [...]
#47 ~ Without a Map
11 Nov By 2 Comments
Without a Map: A Memoir by Meredith Hall I am angry. Correction. I am pissed. Really, I’m f*cking pissed off after reading this book. I am angry and hurt for Meredith in specific and for all women in general. That one woman should have lived through a teenage pregnancy is horrific to me. That this [...]
Raising Children Is Like…
8 Oct By Leave a Comment
Being pecked to death by a chicken. I went to a craft show over the weekend and saw a hand-painted sign that said that. Given how things went over the rest of the weekend, all I can say is, “How true. How very true.” I hope you are all having a happy Monday!
Why I Read
1 Oct By 2 Comments
My youngest daughter, Allison, is a girl who loves to laugh and play, tease and be teased. Her personality in that respect is very much like my Dad’s family. She also has a powerful and long-lasting temper. This past June we took a three-hour trip to see Emma’s maternal first family. One that way back, [...]
Postponed – Fiction Friday Installment
22 Jun By Leave a Comment
I am feeling particularly unmotivated today. I didn’t even think about it last night. I know that it is Fiction Friday, but I have nothing at this point. What I have learned is not to leave the writing until Thursday night. I will post my Fiction Friday for this week at some point this weekend. [...]
#29 ~ The Way The Crow Flies
19 Jun By 1 Comment
The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald When you sit down to read a book over 800 pages, you know that you’ve committed to a very detailed story. When you’ve challenged yourself to finish every book come hell or high water, that commitment can be very daunting. Thankfully, The Way the Crow Flies by [...]
When Encouraging Reading Brings Up Parenting Issues
8 May By 9 Comments
I love to read and hope that one day my daughters will as well. While reading to them this weekend, I encounter text that negatively mentioned adoption. My oldest daughter was domestically adopted at birth. Here is what happened to me over the weekend… Every Saturday morning we have a young woman come to the house to [...]
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