I spent this morning with my writing kids. One hour a week on Monday mornings we read, discuss, play, and write together. As the school year comes to an end, I wonder if they think of themselves as writers yet. They have produced some amazing writing in the thirty weeks we've spent together. Thirty…
Book Blurb: Elsa Anders's dream of marrying Peder Ramstad is about to come true. But as this independent, strong-willed woman discovers her own creative gifts--a love for travel, painting, and the sea--can she find happiness with a captain who insists upon leaving her safely on shore? Leaving…
This weekend I've watched a few new movies and I have rewatched a few old ones. I tried to stop myself but I actually did end up watching Pulp Fiction again but that has not lessened how much I still want to watch it with Maresa and Jillian. I also watched Howl's Moving Castle—which always com…
Gyro was no ordinary Nebulon. Nebulons, known to many in the Imperium as “Space Smurfs” for reasons long forgotten, were the child-like blue people who inhabited deep space in their living starships. Many thought the blue skin, yellow hair, and red apple cheeks showed evidence they w…
I didn't believe in that weird voodoo crap. Not me, never. If I could touch it, it was real. And they say there are no atheists in foxholes---guess that much is true. But when there are sniper rounds parting your hair more often than a comb does, you get a lot more interested in the REAL---in the he…
Disclaimer: The following takes place in fictitious Singapore "Day 450" Khan agreed to give us a week to decide whether to aid him in his neutering of the minds of the infected. And the discussion was not in my favour. "Do we just trust Khan to do whatever he pleases?" I challenged the group. "The…
It’s cliché but it fits. It’s a forest shrouded in mist when you set out to discover the story hidden in the fog. A year later you find your forehead buried in your palms as you hack at vines of story line tangled up in your imagination. “How’s the book going?” they ask. You dread telling them the t…
Written By R.J. Palacio Original Publication Date: 2012 Rating: 4 Stars Favorite Quotes: "the universe takes care of all its birds." "Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world. " Review: What do you do when you see someone with a deformity, a missing li…
Disclaimer: "Day 413" Khan wasted no time at all. After planting his flag on our group, he forced all of us to wear metallic necklaces, claiming that it was a vaccine against the plague. Ignoring our protests, Khan spoke to all of us, claiming he had a way to restore Singapore to its pre-plague co…
