Book Talk; Marked
I read this series ages ago. I feel like I have been slacking, so we are going to go through some oldies but goodies starting here. Marked is the first…
Continue readingBook Talk; Crank
Travus actually gave me this book. It wasn’t his favorite, but he thought I would enjoy it, and he wasn’t wrong. Written by Ellen Hopkins, told in free verse, this…
Continue readingBook Talk; Through Violet Eyes
“Through Violet Eyes” explores themes of power, control, and the ethics of using one’s abilities. The novel combines elements of mystery, thriller, and speculative fiction, with a focus on personal…
Continue readingI lost a battle today
I have been spiraling lately. It hasn’t been fast and all-consuming like normal. It’s been slow and torturous. The hardest part has been that I am self-aware enough that I…
Continue readingBook Talk; The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
This book was a random find. It all started with Facebook watch, believe it or not. When Facebook started doing the whole show thing, one caught my eye: The Sacred…
Continue readingMy Black Hole
I have this super unhealthy habit of taking emotions and experiences I have no desire to deal with and tossing them into my internal black hole and carrying on. It’s…
Continue readingBook Talk; Night
In my 10th grade year, I had an English teacher I absolutely LOVED. She spent an entire semester teaching us about the holocaust and the literature that came from it….
Continue readingStanding on a familiar bridge
As you have noticed things have been a little quiet over here, and for that I am only a little sorry. You guys taught me early on that I shouldn’t…
Continue readingBook Talk; The Hunger Games
When I read this series, I was in a huge reading slump. I hadn’t been able to get into anything for a while after this one, I read the other…
Continue readingLearning to forgive me
I am not good at forgiveness. I never have been. I have gotten better as I have gotten older but it’s still something that takes too long for me to…
Continue reading6,576 days ago
6,576 days ago I made the decision to save my own life and chose to be better. For those of you who are like me and hate math that’s 18…
Continue readingWelcome to adulthood
18 years ago today I gave birth to a boy who would change my life in ways I didn’t believe at the time were possible. He opened the door to…
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