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Discussion: Bookstore Cover Charges
Today’s post contains my reactions, comments, and subsequent ponderings that came about during and after reading a “Cultural Comment” piece from The New Yorker. It happened to be in one of my social media feeds, and I barely hesitated before clicking: Should We Pay to Enter Bookstores? by contributor Howard Fishman.
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Reading Nook Inspiration: Moody Alcove
Just like in 2016 when I wrote the first Reading Nook Inspiration post, writer’s block has currently made itself quite comfortable in my brain. And since I’m also feeling the mild effects of an end-of-the-month reading slump, I’m turning to books and a reading nook that are not mine to satisfy my need for creative inspiration and serenity.
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Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales: The Crumbs on the Table
“A countryman one day said to his little puppies, ‘Come into the parlor and enjoy yourselves, and pick up the bread-crumbs on the table; your mistress has gone out to pay some visits.'”
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NaNoWriMo 2019
There’s Something About Writing 50,000 Words in 30 Days Last year was the first time (out of three or four tries) I “won” National Novel Writing Month, and I’m getting ready to do it all over again. You can read all about my 2018 excitement, progress, and overall experience in this post, and keep reading for how I’m approaching NaNoWriMo 2019.
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Down the TBR Hole #6
Down the TBR Hole is a blogging meme created by Lost in a Story. You can see my previous post here, and continue reading for my latest attempt at decreasing the number of books on my too-long TBR list.
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Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales: The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
“Once on a time, a mouse and a bird and a sausage lived and kept house together in perfect peace among themselves, and in great prosperity.”
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