Category Archives: Reading

If you are looking for a book that is beautifully written, please pick up Arcadia by Lauren Groff. There are passages that will amaze you and there’s a little bit (ha, book humor) that made me tear up at the … Continue reading →

This afternoon I spent some time spoofing my niece. We were texting back and forth and I pretended to be Simon the whole time. Except when I told her I was Lucy. It was all pretty hilarious with her not … Continue reading →

We’ve been on vacation this week and the photo below shows where I’ve been most of the week. The chair is on a screened porch that has for most of the week been in the exact right place for breezes. … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading a lot this summer. I don’t know if it’s because I’m increasingly becoming a curmudgeon (being more comfortable with that title, perhaps) or if I’m just lucky in selecting books that have pissed me off. I started … Continue reading →

Today I walked into our local library and signed up for a library card. The librarian asked me if I had ever had a library card with them. I said when I was about ten. I don’t think she believed … Continue reading →

It was the city I had known before; The ancient, leprous town where mongrel throngs Chant to strange gods, and beat unhallowed gongs In crypts beneath foul alleys near the shore. The rotting, fish-eyed houses leered at me From where … Continue reading →

Here’s a link to an article written by Jimmy Carter about why he broke ties with the Southern Baptist Convention. I encourage you to read it as it is well written and carefully lays out the reasons why gender equality … Continue reading →