What I Write: An Introduction

I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say. -Flannery O'Connor Happy Monday, everyone! Today I'll be continuing in the introductory theme I began in the previous post (feel free to press pause for a sec and go check that one out, if you haven't already.) Now the worldContinue reading "What I Write: An Introduction"

I have some things to say about Jane Austen…

Do you share my affinity for this 19th century literary genius? (Don't get overly excited. I possess none of her talent, and the things on my mind have doubtless been espoused by others before me.) Or do you, perhaps, turn your nose up at Austen, dismissing her body of work as historical chick-lit? Please don'tContinue reading "I have some things to say about Jane Austen…"

Recommended Reads: The 7 Best of 2017

Apparently this is my first post in almost two months. Coughs. So you see why I advertise myself as a "sporadic blogger", among other things. I would promise to do better in 2018, but we all know there's a better than decent chance you're not going to see me again until around Valentine's. Since lookingContinue reading "Recommended Reads: The 7 Best of 2017"

Book Reviews: The Best And Worst Of October

If the world knows one thing about me already, it is probably this. But on the chance that a stranger falls out of the blogosphere and somehow lands here, I will make it super-duper clear: I read. Lots. Every day. I. Love. Books. Reviewing books? Err... not so much. Nonetheless, I've buried myself in anContinue reading "Book Reviews: The Best And Worst Of October"

10 Fantabulous Fairy Tale Adaptations

“I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough toContinue reading "10 Fantabulous Fairy Tale Adaptations"

Resolution For Saner Living #2: Quiet Down

Many people are fond of bemoaning the declining state of the world, of pointing out how it's getting worse all the time. For my part, I've always held with Ecclesiastes 1v9-11: History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!”Continue reading "Resolution For Saner Living #2: Quiet Down"

Resolution #1 For Saner Living: Open Up

Last time I started to tell you about my five resolutions for saner living. No one who does not possess a photographic memory is likely to remember what they were, so here's a quick refresher: 1. OPEN UP 2. QUIET DOWN 3. PRAY 4. RECOGNIZE 5. RESPOND Today, I'm going to continue with a breakContinue reading "Resolution #1 For Saner Living: Open Up"

5 Resolutions For When Life Gets Crazy

I write about some things that a lot of people probably don't agree with. Here are a few points though, that I doubt anyone will argue: -The world is a crazy, messed up place. -It isn't getting better. -It very often snags and drags us along with it, making our lives crazy and messed up,Continue reading "5 Resolutions For When Life Gets Crazy"

A Not-So-Triumphant (And Kinda Anticlimactic) Return

Hello, world. It's been a while (NOTE: it hasn't, actually. But I wrote this post before the one I put up the other day). So long, in fact, that I might suggest the internet has entirely forgotten my existence (but not really, because the internet is super creepy and remembers everything about all of us).Continue reading "A Not-So-Triumphant (And Kinda Anticlimactic) Return"