Off Topic Thursday: Cross-Stitching
One of the things I’ve found a lot more time for with the lockdown has been cross-stitching. It’s something I’ve found relaxing for a long time and I wanted to share it with you all. Mostly it’s...
View ArticleInterview with Author Veronica Kirin
I posted my review of Veronica Kirin’s Stories of Elders last week. As I mentioned, I know Kirin personally and am good friends with her brother. I asked her if she’d mind doing a brief virtual...
View ArticleOff Topic Thursday: When Your Big Race is Cancelled
I’ve had a Langston Hughes poem stuck in my head since last Thursday. It’s called Harlem and it’s short and sweet: What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester...
View ArticleBook Club Reflection: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
I think it’s safe to assume my book clubs will continue to meet online until the fall. I can’t say I mind. I like being in my athletic shorts and having a beer. And finishing dinner five minutes before...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day!
To my US readers, Happy (Belated) 4th of July! I spent the weekend with friends and thusly did very little reading and blogging so I’m going to take today as Independence Day Observed and take a break...
View ArticleLibraries Re-Opening
Today is supposed to be a writing check-in post. However, I haven’t written in the past month and this would be the third month in a row where I post about how I haven’t been writing and it’s starting...
View ArticleTaking it Easy
I try not to take days off from the blog. I try to post for you all Monday through Thursday. With COVID, it’s been a bit harder to find things to post about! I’m reading as fast as I can, but I still...
View ArticleBook Club Reflection: These Women by Ivy Pochoda
I’m back! I took a week off due to some craziness in life, but it’s given me a chance to read more and get excited about blogging again. I’m glad to be with you all again. Our book club had another...
View ArticleOff Topic Thursday: Buying a House
I took a week off earlier this month, something I’ve only done before if I was traveling. But I needed it. I’ve been very stressed in my personal life and my weekends weren’t a time to relax like they...
View ArticleBook Club Reflection: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele...
Our book club met over Zoom again and this time we were able to discuss The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. We got a little background about Richardson to start us off,...
View ArticleOff Topic Thursday: Side Hustle
With all the stresses of buying a home, I’ve become more interested in a side hustle to earn a little extra money on the side. Without kids, I don’t have a lot going on in the evenings now that my tri...
View ArticleBook Club Reflection: The Narcissism of Small Differences by Michael Zadoorian
My book club met via Zoom again to discuss our latest pick, The Narcissism of Small Differences by Michael Zadoorian. I’ve been finishing books closer to the meeting date lately so I had very clear...
View ArticleThe Tory Audiobook Media Blitz
Welcome to a rare second post here on the blog. I try not to do this, but this is a special circumstance. I asked to be a part of the media blitz for The Tory by T.J. London because I used to be in a...
View ArticleHappy 7th Birthday to Taking on a World of Words!
Another year completed. I knew this one was coming up soon and I was really glad to see I’d hit seven years blogging. The past six months have been crazy and it’s nice to celebrate milestones for...
View ArticleOff Topic Thursday: Triathlon Season 2020
Well, there wasn’t much of a triathlon season to 2020 but it did happen. I was originally signed up for five triathlons this season along with two road races and two swim meets. Of all that, I did one...
View ArticleBook Club Reflection: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Cho
My book club met via Zoom again for our last meeting, a discussion of Yangsze Choo’s The Ghost Bride. I had finished the book earlier that day so I was excited to get a chance to discuss it so soon...
View ArticleOff Topic Thursday: Moving
I’m sure almost everyone reading this already knows but, man, does moving suck! It’s great to write about this in hindsight, meaning that the moving is over and my life is not in a box or half in one...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2021 When Are You Reading? Challenge
It’s back again! I’ll be running the When Are You Reading? Challenge yet again in 2021. Hopefully, I’m not scrambling to finish it on New Year’s Eve next year (less than two hours left in the final...
View ArticleBook Club Reflection: Hum If You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais
My book club got together a few weeks ago to discuss Hum if You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais. Be warned, spoilers ahead! I had enjoyed this book until the end and I was glad that most of my...
View ArticleOff-Topic Thursday: Little Turtle
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. It feels like a good time to get back to it, though. Things have been a little crazy the last few months at work and with my personal life and it’s...
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