Month: January 2023
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my investigation of ray bradbury’s life
Becoming Ray Bradbury by Jonathan R. Eller This biography chronicles the beginning of Ray Bradbury’s life and career as a writer. I got more detail than what I bargained for when reading this biography. I honestly can’t say I remember why I picked this up – I may have been looking for somewhere to start…
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white trash warlock
☆Rereading White Trash Warlock☆ I just finished rereading White Trash Warlock, one of my favorite reads of last year. It’s a funny coincidence that I decided to reread it now because I’ve recently received an email about renewing this blog. And this blog was started by instagram removing a comment of mine with this book’s…
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Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey Actor Matthew McConaughey tells the crazy stories of his life along with the lessons and advice of which he’s gleaned. I originally picked this up for a little inspiration, motivation, or something. From reading the intro, this seemed like a nicer, hippie, “live life the way you want to and fuck…
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Tolkien Tuesday 1.17.23
One of my current reads if The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien, and I was just absolutely thrilled to post with a hashtag regarding the author on instagram before. This was an interesting reaction for me to have. I sometimes want to participate in the popular bookstagram posts and things that are happening,…
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sunday musings 1.15.22
I’ve been thinking of re-organizing my books for the past few months; I’ve gone back and forth on keeping my books exactly where they are and reorganizing them completely. As I was dusting today, I first looked at the few books I brought here from my parents’ house. When I was in high school, I…
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letter to my daughter by maya angelou
“I love love and I love loving love” Letter to My Daughter, Maya Angelou The quotes from Letter to My Daughter that I loved and made me think the most while reading Angelou’s profound essays. “‘Macon, Georgia is down south, New York City is up south.’ Blithering ignorance can be found wherever you choose to…
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2022 wrap-up
2022 All Wrapped Up What an amazing year for me, including my reading life! 2022 was filled with fulfillment, enjoyment, love, and further gained knowledge. I’ve traveled (physically as I was reading but more so mentally through my books), I’ve learned, I’ve engaged and analyzed what I’ve read more than any year before. I learned…
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