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• Bloggers Block and Borrowed Inspiration

  

  Hello fellow bloggers! Hope you’re all enjoying the first week of your new year.  I’ve found myself in a bit of a tough place now that I’m using my... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Witches, Vampires, and Daemons, Oh My! The Sequel Review of Deborah Harkness’s...

  

  In the sequel to bestselling “A Discovery of Witches” Harkness continues her tale of Diana Bishop and her vampire lover Matthew as the time traveling witch take... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finished My First Resolution!

  

  I highly recommend picking a New Year’s resolution you can complete within days just to get you motivate to continue the other ones. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear 2013, You Might Be New, but Let’s Make the Best of It (another One of...

  

  Alright fabulous readers, here we go. My list of all those things I’m going to try and attempt to do better in 2013. Now, as much as I like putting all my... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Saying Goodbye to 2012

  

  I still have to put together my resolution post, but I thought I’d save that one for tomorrow.2012 has been quite the year, I can’t believe it’s over but I... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Coming of Age Novel That Falls Just a Little Flat, Review of Steve Martin’s “An...

  

  Narrated by friend and former lover (but not lover long enough to have his heart broken) Daniel, An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin follows the life of a young... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas Came and Went

  

  I didn’t want to post anything on Christmas day because I thought the time should be spent with family and friends (as much as I consider all my blog followers... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cozy Christmas Read, Review of Patti Berg’s “Enchanted”

  

  Kathleen has worked with the O’brien publishing company for years, but the one thing she really wants is her boss, McKenna O’brien. The catch? Well, there... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sometimes the World is Too Much, Review of Emma Donoghue’s “ROOM:A Novel”

  

  Alright ladies and gentlemen! I am finally back in the book reviewing game after my brief 16 week hiatus for that whole finishing college and getting my degree... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Seasonal Reads: The Good and the Not So Good

  

  Hello dear readers! Hope you’re all enjoying your last day before the end of the world (and sense you can’t tell via text alone I am being sarcastic). Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Tis the Season…

  

  To work frantically and attempt to catch up.All kinds of things to share with you today.  First I want to mention Kay O and her... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Favorite Blogger is a College Graduate!

  

  Your favorite blogger is officially a college graduate!  I should have thought to take some more pictures to share with you all but, well, let’s just say this... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Tis the Season…

  

  …to watch sappy Christmas movies.I have a confession to make. I love those made for tv Christmas movies. It’s not the holidays without them. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tis the Season…

  

  …To work in retail.If any of you have been on Facebook over the past 15-16 days now, you’ll have become painfully aware of the “what are you thankful for” statu... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Noir-Femmes Review of James M. Cain’s “Mildred Pierce”

  

  While Mildred Pierce is not one of Cain’s most famous books I found it surprisingly engaging and liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Mildred Pierce is... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Overheard from the Desk

  

  I’m not sure why I haven’t thought of this sooner, but better late than never. As you know, I teach high school English, which may possibly be the most fantasti... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Do You Believe, Review of John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt”

  

  Inspired by the shocking revelations of priest-abuse scandals Doubt is the story of a nun who suspects her parish priest of abusing one of the altar boys. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ready Or Not… It’s November

  

  What the sky looks like from my streetI hope you all had a horrific Halloween. I spent the day indulging in treats and watching horror movies, sadly no... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Waiting for the Waterless Flood; Review of Margaret Atwood’s “The Year of the...

  

  The second book in the Madd Addam series, The Year of the Flood follow Atwood’s first book in this series Oryx and Crake, although it’s not necessary to have... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Countdown to Halloween!

  Now, before I get started with my actual post I just want to let you all know I’m typing this post entirely on my iPhone because the Internet is down in my... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION