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Continue reading →: The Midnight Library – Book ReviewThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life…
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Continue reading →: Our One Plant VineyardToday, I’m very proud of our one plant vine growing like a champ. We got grapevine cuttings from a friend I have spent the last two months babying these two last cuttings into growing into strong plants. One has agreed to bring out leaves, but the other cutting remains dormant. …
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Continue reading →: Dread Nation & Deathless DivideDread Nation is super amazing. I enjoyed discovering Jane McKeene because she is feisty, strong-willed and kicks ass. She is a fierce black girl lead. Nothing can keep her down. She lives her life how she wants it.
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Continue reading →: Playlist – January 12thMusic is my go-to when I’m feeling a serious need to keep working. Here’s my playlist of late: 1. Easy on Me – Adele 2. Burn – Ellie Goulding 3. Return to Love – Ellie Goulding & Andrea Bocelli 4. Cycles – Svrcina 5. Battle of the Bastards – Ramin…
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Continue reading →: The Fifth Season – Book ReviewThe Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile,…
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Continue reading →: On the Writing Desk – Work in ProgressA fresh new start for the year 2022. I’m excited for new projects, and a new creative cycle. Here is what is on the writing desk this year: Zev’s Afrotheria – This is a story I’ve worked on off and on for the last few months. I’ll post it more…
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Continue reading →: An American Marriage – Book ReviewAn American Marriage by Tayari Jones Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together,…
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Continue reading →: Notes Under the Door & Other Stories – Book ReviewNotes Under the Door & Other Stories is a collection of seven short stories.
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Continue reading →: Gratitude – I am so grateful for… this December 2021I want to pause and think of the good happenings in terms of this blog and my writing this year. So, this is my 2021 gratitude post. It is two weeks until the New Year 2022. I haven’t posted much on the blog this 2021, but I have met incredibly…
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Continue reading →: The Villainous NeighborIt was less than two years after three children lost their daddy to a car crash. The rawness of such a loss still fresh in their minds, the world seemed like a battlefield with every step. Strangers turned to friends, while friends they had known left, not able to withstand…
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