Dimanche Fille
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My Mother used to read my journal. I think she only did it a few times – but those were the only times I caught her. As you may expect a pre-teen to react when one finds out their secrets were unleashed, I became dramatically upset. However, my anger was immediately overshadowed by the red…
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Entangled Life: How Fungi will eventually save us, or annihilate us. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ Merlin Sheldrake introduces us to mycology in “Entangled Life”. Although just a sliver of knowledge, it was amazing to read how many types of fungi are out there, and what they are capable of (which can be pretty terrifying).…
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Deep breaths required. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ …it is the older Germans who were there who should feel guilt. We were not here. We ourselves did not do this. That is what a lot of us tell ourselves in regard to the 400 years of slavery, and even the continued racial segregation pre-Civil Rights…
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Everyone around me continues to barricade the windows and padlock the doors. Curiously, they are most concerned with stuffing towels into every crack and crevice they find. I stand there watching them in wonderment. “Okay, we must be trying to keep something out. A gas??” Someone looks back at my frozen self, “What are you…
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Definitely for a history buff – which is not me. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ Alright, I may have to remove other books written by Presidents/ex-Presidents off my To-Read list – this genre just isn’t for me. What I Disliked: 1. About 75% of the book was about politics – and I hate politics. You’re…
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Finally, a twist with time travel. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ My Mother bought me this book for Christmas. I had never heard of it before, and it took awhile for me to pick it up to read. Eventually I got there and was very surprised when I realized the story involved time travel. Without…
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It was a long day full of typical Sunday errands. It is always so stressful driving around in city traffic, from one place to another. On top of that, it was a relentless humid and steamy summer day in July. By the time I got home, sticky with sweat and tired from heat exhaustion, I…
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A boring old story with riveting modern themes. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ Anthony Trollope is my new favorite author. I have read Austen over and over again, and needed a new voice in the mix. I had read an article that said something along the lines of, “If you like Austen, you should also…
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I sit, watching myself. I am starting to gray. Across the kitchen, I yell at my brothers to stop arguing. I kiss my Father good-bye as I hand him his lunch. I flip the pancake and let it sit – something I won’t be able to do until everyone is gone. I try to watch…
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