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Continue reading →: Hollow & Dark & FierceThere is something ethereal, cozy, and human at the core of the fantasy worlds created by Allison Carr Waechter. The words seep into your soul and make you feel as if you are there, an observer to a world that is very much not your own, but feels as if…
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Continue reading →: Book JournalI made another thing. On the Writing & More page, I already have some planner pages and a book tracker, but I made another book journal template PDF. This one has more space and notes for an actual review and place to add a book cover image. The whole thing…
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Continue reading →: Such a FoolSometimes, a “happy ending” is both happy and bittersweet. It comes at the end (or during) a time where you may be happy, but others around you are not (sometimes because of your actions). This book, You Made of Fool of Death with Your Beauty, by Akwaeke Emezi is that…
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Continue reading →: This or ThatChoosing between two opposites is something that we often have to do. And most of us, if it came down to it, would be a mix or choose a mix of what is offered as an option. In the bookish world, “this or that” posts are common. Below is a…
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Continue reading →: June BooksA little late with the June books. Stuff happened. Such is life. Although life could do with calming down a bit on my end, thankyouverymuch. There were a lot of novellas this month. I’ve been in not quite a slump, but just not sure I wanted to commit to anything…
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Continue reading →: Bittersweet LifeThe last weeks have been rough on the personal front. Earlier this summer my uncle passed after a brain tumor diagnosis. He had surgery to remove the tumor, but it came back quickly and he ended up in hospice and passed soon after. It was unexpected (even though he was…
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Continue reading →: Creating New ThingsI admit that I am a dabbler. I like to try new things, play around for a bit, and then either continue with the new hobby, or forget about it for ages until I “rediscover” it again and start all over. I like to create. Here, I do that with…
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Continue reading →: Afraid to Fall – Friends, Take TwoThis is another “past” chapter. For now, it is also the last “past” chapter that I have written. There will be a few more, to lead up to the beginning of the “present” section. At the moment, I think the first half/third of the book will have the dual timeline,…
Hello,
I’m Jess
Scientist and educator by day. Bookworm and wannabe writer by night (and weekend). Forever a fan of fluffy blankets, mugs of coffee, candles, and living a cozy life.
