Book Talk: The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey

Book Details Written by Eowyn Ivey Published February 1, 2012 Publisher: Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company Finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Historical Fiction/Literary Fiction/Magical Realism Back Cover Synopsis (via goodreads.com) Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: January 7, 2025

"What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year." --Vern McLellan What a great thought. Feels like spring cleaning but for the soul, a chance to choose what we want to bring into the new year, what we want to foster, and what we... Continue Reading →

Saturday: November 23, 2024

“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog.” -Cynthia Rylant Hello Everyone! Hope your fall has been going wonderfully. On my end things have... Continue Reading →

Sunday, May 19

 M2.24BP11 "May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope." - Emily Brontë Too Much Good Stuff Hello there! I'm a little late to the Mother's Day party but still wanted to mention it here. I hope everyone had a lovely time. With that said, I also want to acknowledge... Continue Reading →

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

A1.24.BP8 "Oh, the lovely fickleness of an April day!" - W. H. Gibson Find Your Footing & Hang On Oh boy! I am definitely channeling this April quote to perfection. Fickle, fickle me. Definition (according to Merriam-Webster): marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability; given to erratic changeableness. I hate to admit it but... Continue Reading →

August 3, 2023

It’s a pleasantly warm day today. Finally we got a little break from the scorching heat of this summer.  July went by too quickly, and unfortunately, I was unable to write a post. I had a lot of things going on. Like I said last time, I signed up for two creative writing classes this... Continue Reading →

January 29, 2023

Hello again,  I am back with another weekly update.  It was fun having the Lunar New Year to look forward to this week. I am excited about it being the year of the rabbit as I am a fellow rabbit myself. Although I will confess that years ago when I first learned about the Chinese... Continue Reading →

January 23, 2023

Hello there fellow literary,  I am jumping online to write this entry summarizing the third week of January 2023. Fun fact, according to some sources the third Monday of January is dubbed “Blue Monday” and considered as the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully your Monday was not only fine but fantastic.  Personally, I... Continue Reading →

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