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goodbye babies, off to a new home!
So I have a lot of books. I love to read. Love walking into my local Borders, looking around, and walking home with a book. Books are like my kryptonite. My crack. I love getting lost in words, reading and writing. Devouring them. But once I’m done [...] The second author in the Haute Lit series is Denver-native Carleen Brice. I fell in love with Carleen’s work through her magical debut novel, Orange Mint and Honey. Carleen recently released her second novel, Children of the Waters, which follows two half sisters as they uncover family secrets and struggle to piece together relationship with [...] Mark Twain once commented that “Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.” And over the course of the Winter break, I’ve had the pleasure to travel to three interesting places, and encounter a myriad of captivating characters. Reading has always been an escape for me. A place where I can tune out [...] Happy New Year fam!!! the munchkin and i have made it safely back to the left coast after a (frigid) beautiful visit with beloved. he is well, and we were both ecstatic about spending the last few moments of ’08 and the first few days of ’09 together. the visit got our new year started off [...] old man winter staggered inyesterday, belligerent smellingof christmas winesinging his hellosin a low baritonehe eased into his chair and cried (c) me. just now. ~~~~ today is officially my first day of Winter break. i love it! i had plans to finish (uh, start) my Christmas shopping today, but now it’s raining. i know, [...] (i actually liked the cover of this book because i have a strange affection for the A-train. i gave it a shot, but just couldn’t get into it) ok, i’ll admit it….i’m a book snob…and i’m tired. last night, before heading to the grocery store, i stopped off at Borders to pick up a few [...] (some of the books i have yet to read, but have owned for quite some time. i will try to get through these over break.) it’s finally here: a break, an extended siesta from the day to day work and struggles of teaching. i’ve been looking forward to this time since september (lol), and it’s FINALLY [...] I am a master procrastinator. I have been saying I am going to write for the longest time. I’ve walked around with the same line, and the same idea for a story in my head for at least a month. Even though I’ve had the itch the write, the need (or perhaps just the want) [...] i am a sucker for love stories lushcomplicateddelicious stories that speakto every inch ofi and i on wednesday, i perused the bookstore searchingfor something to inspirea depressed student instead i stumbed uponKwame Dawes’ magnificant pen you see, i am drawnto love storiesset afire in the bellyof the caribbeanfull up wit historyand black bodies lovinthemselves and tryinto make it [...]  |
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