Reading The Scarlet Letter in school was such an adventure for me. How women were treated, scorned for being different, and in their difference could be tried as a witch. I always wondered how Nathaniel Hawthorne came up with this tale. How in his writing, he in a sense, created the first female feminist. ThisContinue reading “Hester”
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Comfort Me With Apples
Welcome to the beautiful Home Owners Association of Arcadia. So beautiful. So tranquil. So perfect. Okay … so there may be some rules that are questionable… don’t be out after dark… no fences … keep where everyone can see all the way through your house … don’t lock doors … no breaking rules that goContinue reading “Comfort Me With Apples”
An Anonymous Girl
The next time you consider signing up for a research study, you might want to think twice—and, in my opinion, you will after reading this book! You’re Invited: Seeking women aged 18 to 32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality conducted by a preeminent NYC psychiatrist. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. Call forContinue reading “An Anonymous Girl”
The Line That Held Us
Darl Moody is just a regular guy trying to fill his freezer with deer meat before winter comes. When he’s sure he has seen a colossal buck roaming another man’s land, he needs to find it. He knows that poaching is wrong, and he knows it’s even worse when you’re hunting off the land ofContinue reading “The Line That Held Us”
Catching up…
So, I am working on a blog to catch up on my absence, but while I am writing I thought I would share what happens when you combine the love of books and the love of art. My beautiful, artistic daughter is starting an Etsy store, so this is one of my contributions to helpContinue reading “Catching up…”
This Is How It Always Is
This was a 5 out of 5 stars read for me! “This is Claude. He’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.” Don’t we all? Aren’t we all looking for that fairy tale ending? But thisContinue reading “This Is How It Always Is”
What Do You Do?
What do you do when you are angry? Or this? Maybe something like this? What do you do when you are sad? Or this? Or can you hide the tears and look like this? What does your disappointment look like? Do you pout or just call it out? Emotions can turn you inside out. Dump youContinue reading “What Do You Do?”
Comicon and The Mall
So, first and foremost I would love to say Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there making it happen in their kids lives! I thought that I would give you guys a quick update on the Comicon adventure… (translated to the “what in the world was that?” adventure)… So anytime you are inundatedContinue reading “Comicon and The Mall”
The Breakdown
Cass seems to have it all—a loving husband, a great job (go ahead girl, a plus in this day and age), and good friends. One night in the middle of a rainstorm, she takes a shortcut home through the woods (I am seeing Little Red Riding Hood here) despite her husband’s warnings not to. WhenContinue reading “The Breakdown”
Hearts Are Like Balloons
Have you ever loved someone so much that their absence leaves a gaping hole in your heart? Where the tears silently leak from your eyes whether you mean for them to or not? Where the pain as your heart tears is physical… And the despair you feel is guttural… The pain feels like it willContinue reading “Hearts Are Like Balloons”
Oceans of Books 