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Books on My Nightstand

Posted on 01/11/2019 by chick

20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill (finished) Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction by Chris D. Thomas (finished) Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith (finished) Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield … Continue reading →

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Thirty Books

Posted on 01/10/2019 by chick

I picked these 30 “must-read” books based mostly on size. I wanted all of them to be conveniently located on the same area of shelf, and this is what fit. I think it’s a nice selection, though. There’s a lot … Continue reading →

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Okay, Okay, Let’s Deal With This

Posted on 01/09/2019 by chick

I was partly serious in my conversation with myself yesterday. I do have a book problem. It was bad before Christmas, and it’s gotten worse since. I received several books for Christmas (some of which I asked for, and all … Continue reading →

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Talking to Myself

Posted on 01/08/2019 by chick

We have to talk about our book problem. OK. I’m listening. We have too many books. Define too many. More books than fit on the shelves. By that definition, I concede we may have one or two more than is … Continue reading →

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Grateful for Pencils With Erasers

Posted on 01/05/2019 by chick

For the last few months, I’ve been clipping crosswords out of The New York Times but not solving them. I now have a large folder full of unsolved puzzles. So, because this has been bugging me, I decided to solve … Continue reading →

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Otherwise Occupied

Posted on 01/04/2019 by chick

Sorry, but I can’t blog right now. I’m too busy studying poetry. Be back soon, after I’ve learned the rules of pantoums and villanelles.

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Time Off

Posted on 01/03/2019 by chick

Me, before time off: “I am going to make great use of my time off and do creative and adventurous things!” Me, during time off: “I don’t know what to do with myself.” Me, after time off: “I wish I … Continue reading →

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Resolutions

Posted on 01/02/2019 by chick

Marshall’s New Year’s resolutions: “I promise to watch more TV and play more video games.”

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Short and Sweet (But Too Short!)

Posted on 01/02/2019 by chick

Notes from a Public Typewriter edited by Michael Gustafson and Oliver Uberti Grade: A- The owners of Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan left out a typewriter as an experiment, to see if people would use it. And people did. … Continue reading →

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Reading in 2018

Posted on 12/31/2018 by chick

Back in September, I decided on some reading goals for the rest of the year. I was supposed to finish the Harry Potter series, finish reading all of Barbara Michaels’s books, read some Kindle books, and read the bookshop-themed books … Continue reading →

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