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 reading2024
2024 came and went faster than I cared for but it came with so many amazing blessings and fun things. I got a couple of new tattoos, Travus wrote a…
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…
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