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• On the Move... to Wordpress

  Loves, I am in the process of moving Bluestalking to Wordpress. I'm tired of dealing with the difficulties of Typepad. It can be such a butt pain sometimes. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• YouTube: Lionel Shriver on Her New Novel 'Big Brother'

  I need to get my hands on a copy of this novel. Read the description and tell me you don't find it compelling. A sister abandons her husband in order to help he... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Indie Pick: Creating Postpartum Wellness, Natural Solutions to Banish...

  When a newborn child is placed into its mother's arms the joy is indescribable; finally, after all those months of anticipation and trepidation the child lies... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Indie Pick: The Millionaire Dropout by Vince Stanzione

  

  The Millionaire Dropout: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love, Change Your Life by Vince Stanzione   Business/self-help isn't my usual genre but Mr. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Mid-Year Crisis

  

  Probably doesn't need saying that I've gotten far less read this year than I'd hoped. What with all the life events transpiring, the unemployment, the job... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Indie Pick: The Girl Who Put out the Fire by D.K. Janotta

  

  The Girl Who Put Out the Fire by D.K. Janotta   It’s the early 21st century and the dot com bubble has yet to burst.  Businesses are making money hand over fist... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Movie Trailer: 'As I Lay Dying' - 2013

  I think I'm excited by this, despite the mixed reviews, though the last thing in the world I'd ever want to see would be the butchery of one of Faulkner's... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce

  

  Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce ”As for playing with time, Richie, not even in your wildest dreams have you been where I’ve been. And believe me, if... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Durable Goods by Elizabeth Berg

  

  Durable Goods by Elizabeth Berg. Ballantine. (2003) I owe a debt of gratitude to Elizabeth Berg for twice making public appearances at my request, her kindness... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shipwreck by Akira Yoshimura

  

  Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura Translated from the Japanese by: Mark Ealey Harcourt Brace Co., (1982), 180 pp.     This haunting short novel is set in a tiny... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bloody Hell. It's a Long Weekend.

  Hitting the wall today. It didn't take long. During the week, when life's busy and the kids are running to school, bravery's a whole hell of a lot easier. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Literary Moment with Thomas Henry Huxley

  

  From Yeast by Thomas H. Huxley   "The quantity of this dirty-looking stuff, that we call the scum and the lees, goes on increasing until it reaches a certain... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• And... I Have a Job Interview!

  

  Getting a job interview isn’t the same as having the actual job, of course, but it’s certainly a good first step. An essential first step. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Colson Whitehead - Zone One (temporary Post for Resume)

  Review A highly literary, humorous, and richly sensuous novel that reflects on the irony of fate in post-apocalyptic Manhattan As a child, "Mark Spitz" (the... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Despite It All, I Still Loves Me Some Library

  

  It hasn't yet been a week since I lost my job but the hours drag on so slowly it feels like months. I want to smack the clock to get it going again. The... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Unemployment: The Scourge and the Process of Recovery

  

  Right, then. No grass growing under my feet. Let's do this thing. Our position is more fortunate than that of a lot of Americans. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Innocuous Post: Doctor Who: Every Single Usage of "Exterminate" in Series

  

  Break ranks. Not book related. I lost my job this week. I am part of the collective dis-en-work-ized. The how and the why and the unfairness. I won't go into it... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Who Got Fired This Week? This Bitch!

  

  Break ranks. Not book related. I was fired this week. F-I-R-E-D, people. FIRED. I lost my job. I am unemployed. I am part of the collective dis-en-work-ized.... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I've Had the Rest; It's Here That's Best.

  

  Our newest proud possession: an espresso/cappuccino maker touched by God himself   Ever since my husband and son returned from their spring break trip to... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Art of Aging Gracelessly

  It's all flying by and that's probably for the best. The sooner these "good old days" are done the better. Alas and alack, but I am a tired soul. An old and... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE