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And Now, a Story About Meth and Snails
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Continue reading →: And Now, a Story About Meth and SnailsA.K.A. one of the finest headlines I’ve ever read. Just look at it: After high-speed chase over border, Oregon police seize meth and … invasive snails The story within is every bit as wild as you might imagine. From police saying they finished the chase by finding quote “a small…
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Monday Update 5/17
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Continue reading →: Monday Update 5/17After a year of feeling like life was kicking me directly in the teeth, you think I would have gotten used to it, huh? Well, after a crazy month we’re back at it again. Here’s a quick update: Whatcha watching: Star Wars: The Bad Batch Even as a big Star…
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Write in the Wild #4: The Great Try
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Continue reading →: Write in the Wild #4: The Great TryOh boy, so you wrote a thing! (Congrats by the way). Now, what to do with it? (I’m asking this for myself by the way. Hell if I know.) See, this is the part where I get stuck. I’ve got projects and stories and ideas bursting out of me at…
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No Update Today
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Continue reading →: No Update Today…As I am in the midst of a Giant Time-Consuming Project. I’ll be back next week with more!
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R.I.P. Beverly Cleary
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Continue reading →: R.I.P. Beverly ClearyLast week marked the death of children’s book titan Beverly Cleary. I, like many, grew up reading her stories. Several of my books were handed down from my grandparents to my parents to me (which you can probably judge by the well-worn spines) marking three generations of enjoyment. It’s a…
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Book review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown
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Continue reading →: Book review: Red Rising by Pierce BrownI read many books I would describe as ‘good’. They interest me to the end and have decent worldbuilding and characters. However, the books that end up inspiring me, the ones that gnaw at the edges of my mind for months or even years afterwards are much harder to find.…
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Write in the Wild #3: The Work of it
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Continue reading →: Write in the Wild #3: The Work of itThis one’s about lessons from journalism. See, good books and the occasional writing teacher taught me about joy: the spark of writing, the feel of it, how to spot the muse and entice it to stick around. This important in the beginning. You have to learn the love. But then…
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Short post today
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Continue reading →: Short post todayI just moved so all my stuff is in boxes (and a bit of my brain as well) so there’s no well-thought-out post today. In the meantime, please enjoy this twitter account about cool ocean creatures.
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On Book Reviews
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Continue reading →: On Book ReviewsThey will happen! On this very blog! (At some point.) I do book reviews a bit differently on this site. For one thing, there’s no timeline. I’ll pick up a 60-year-old book as easily as a new release and want to write about it. (I read Stephen King’s Carrie for…
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An excerpt from Bre’s book collection
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Continue reading →: An excerpt from Bre’s book collectionI’ve been going through my backlog of books lately (spoiler alert there are many) and found my Harvard Classics series, which I’d all but forgotten about. I’ve included a few pictures below.




