Year of Wonders
The reluctant hero. It's a tale as old as time and one of my favorites, although I prefer to frame it as a hero of circumstance. This...
Reading again and it feels so good.
Well, on the plus side, instead of not blogging for two years I just took a quaint little 7 month break this time. I'll save you (and me,...
Well, I'm back.
Hi. Again. You know how sometimes you start a blog because your freelance career, and your full-time painting job, and you volunteer...
A book that's fun but flawed
There's a very touching back story to this book: the author, Jane Lotter, was a very successful humorist writing for the Seattle Sun and...
A book like no other.
Unconventional. Raw. Honest. Discomforting. Truly beautiful. I can say with confidence that Eileen is unlike anything I have ever read....
A book for these times.
A short review because this book is a must-read, but it doesn't feature a strong female fictional character. It's an auto-biography of a...