Tag: books
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Why Read Old Books?
Do you ever finish reading a book and immediately want to talk about it with someone? Whether I love a book or hate it, I often finish with a huge desire to yap about it…or hear someone else yap about it. Do they hate the same things I hate? Did the scenes that moved me…
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Why I Became a Writer
When I started college in 2010, I thought I’d end up as a missionary, a housewife, a teacher, or some combination of the above. I assumed I’d write a little, but I didn’t foresee writing as my main career. By the time I graduated in 2017, I’d cast aside my missionary, housewife, and especially teaching…
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June 2024 Life Update
Do you remember when I used to blog about every random little thing that flew into my head? I miss those days sometimes. Not often, though. Anyway. Here’s a life update if you’re interested. Where I live I came to Oregon in mid-April to And then never bothered going back to Houston. After all, I…
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February Book Giveaway
I think I’ll start doing a book giveaway every month, at least until I run out of books to give away. Starting with this book. Beverly Cleary was a favorite author of mine growing up. Throughout the years, my Dad read pretty much all of the Ramona Quimby books to me. Cleary is one of…
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Bookweek Day 2: On Reading Diaries
This is my current collection of other people’s diaries. I find them at garage sales sometimes. It’s absolutely fascinating to me what makes people choose to write down one thing and not another. A diary must be the closest thing to glimpsing the actual inside of a person’s brain. Mostly, I’ve found, people write down…
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Thoughts About Books: Plot Twists
Most of my interesting moments this summer are happening vicariously through the books I read. The thing I’ve noticed about books is, whether they’re good or bad, deep or fluffy, long or short, literary or popular, they all get me thinking about ideas that I want to share on my blog. I’ve thought about doing…
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10 Quirky Things I Do that Make Me Feel Cool
I’ve noticed, throughout my short life, that most people think they are weird. Often, people will say things like, “I am obsessed with olives.” Then they’ll say, “I know, I’m weird.” But you can tell that they’re not putting themselves down, they think that this quirk makes them unique and interesting. For a long time…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 