Writing
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Book Review: Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris
In Morris’s follow-up novel of the The Tattoosist of Auschwitz she makes it clear that while the story is based on actual events in Cecília Kováčová ‘Cilka Klein’ life, it still a novel of fiction weaving together facts and reportage with experiences of women survivors of the Holocaust and the experiences of women sent to… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Morris’s debut as an author provides readers with the memoir of Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew forcibly transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in April 1942, and how his perseverance kept him and others alive during the atrocities and horrors surrounding them. The book is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as… Continue reading
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Book Review: Inheritance: The Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts
Book One in this Roberts trilogy is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library through the Libby App. The audiobook, published on November 21, 2023, is narrated by Brittany Presley, with an author’s note delivered by Roberts, providing readers with insights into how she seamlessly… Continue reading
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Book Lovers Day!
Although migraine is pounding to the rhythm of war drums, I wanted to take a few seconds to wish everyone a Happy Book Lovers Day. And don’t you worry I’m not letting the migraine get in the way of one of my fav pastimes, audiobooks, baby! My current book of choice: The Tattooist of Auschwitz Continue reading
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Inspiration from My Beagle and Life Journeys
To be honest, I never expected my blog to be a world changer, more like a blip in this vast plane where wanderers might be inspired to pick up a book after reading a review, or making someone smile with my beagle antics posts, or feeling less alone in their chronic pain journey once they Continue reading
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DMV Etiquette: The Importance of Compassion
At my local DMV office, they don’t open the doors fully; instead, they have a section of seats outside the accordion doors, and it’s like a game of musical chairs, without the music—the elimination is the person who gets called to the DMV counter. And just like musical chairs, there aren’t enough chairs for everyone.… Continue reading
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Early Mornings and Beagle Adventures
Considering my day started at 3am when my beagle asked for the door, I would say, no, not so much. Continue reading
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Book review: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
Jenner’s tribute to Jane Austen in her debut novel is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, or audiobook formats as well as at your local library through the Libby App. The audiobook is brilliantly narrated by Richard Armitage, who creates individual voices for each character, flawlessly bringing them to life and showcasing their emotions,… Continue reading
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The Small But Mighty Compsognathus: A Study in Dinosaurs
He may not be fierce or tall, but I’d bring back the compsognathus. Yes, the bipedal, carnivorous, theopod the size of a chicken, that’s the one. Why, because he looks defenseless, and bird-like and sweet, and I know he’s not. The fact that this little creature has been the most studied of dinosaurs by great Continue reading
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Beyond the Plane Ticket: Embracing Memories
No plane ticket No Visiting Hours Admission is one-way onlyWhere I want to goHeaven So Far Away Too Far AwayOut of ReachBared to Me And I Miss YouI want to get on that PlaneSee Your Face, that bright smile Say Hi to the grand-dads and granniesHug you all and give you all the latest newsLaugh, Continue reading
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