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Reading Report: March Violets

Posted on 03/30/2022 by chick

I recently finished reading The Violets of March by Sarah Jio (Grade: B+). I chose the book because I love violets, and I picked this month to read it, because that made sense given the title. March is on the … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Mid-March

Posted on 03/21/2022 by chick

I watched both versions of The Goodbye Girl. The two screenplays were virtually the same, making the second film feel like a weird echo of the first. Richard Dreyfuss really plumbed the extremes of the role. He was intensely dislikable … Continue reading →

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Eye Update

Posted on 03/20/2022 by chick

On Monday I had my appointment with the retina specialist. I wish I could say that she’d taken one look at my eyes, told me exactly what was going on, and gave me a sure-fire cure. Unfortunately she couldn’t tell … Continue reading →

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A Gorgeous Day

Posted on 03/18/2022 by chick

Today was a gorgeous day, too warm for March, but still gorgeous. The crocuses were popping hard. The bees were busy. The sun–OMG–the sun. I had almost forgotten there was a thing such as the sun, and then there it … Continue reading →

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Geographically Challenged

Posted on 03/12/2022 by chick

My husband is pushing the kids to learn U.S. geography by offering them rewards if they can learn to correctly identify all the states on the map. There’s a website that he’s using for this. I don’t know what it’s … Continue reading →

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Good Words

Posted on 03/12/2022 by chick

I play the NYT‘s Spelling Bee game every day. I play until I hit the Genius level, and then, unless I have more words already in mind, I stop. It’s important to have a stopping place, otherwise I’d spend too … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: End of February 2022

Posted on 02/28/2022 by chick

I’m still working on Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler (216/406 pages) and On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells by Leigh Michaels (62/246 pages). I finished Attachments by Rainbow Rowell; Grade A-: Coworkers Beth and … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Latish February 2022

Posted on 02/20/2022 by chick

I am still reading Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler. I’m about halfway through, far enough to be invested and motivated to finish it. But, the story has gotten really grim and violent, and it will be hard going … Continue reading →

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That’s Just the Way It Is

Posted on 02/19/2022 by chick

Covid isn’t over, but the people of Rhode Island are over it. The governor has dropped the state mask mandate, and now the school board has voted to make masks optional as of 3/4. I knew this was coming, so … Continue reading →

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Today’s Advice

Posted on 02/18/2022 by chick

I was browsing through some books from my shelves, trying to decide which ones to keep and which ones to donate, when I came across this bit of advice: If you are planning to write fiction, do not sit around … Continue reading →

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