Category Archives: personal

Mother’s Day Ramblings

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who have ever mothered anyone. I spent a good chunk of my morning gardening. Since I live in a rainforest, that mainly involves ruthlessly cutting back and digging up. I don’t do these … Continue reading →

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Hiking Mt. Grademore

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

That’s Mount Grademore, Part I. (These are research paper portfolios including drafts and sources, so it isn’t like I have to read every word in the folders, but still). Part II is the 100 or so final essay exams I … Continue reading →

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Spring Pleasures: Miranda Neville, Oscar Wilde, and Easter Goodies

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

This post is mainly about my response to Miranda Neville’s Confessions from an Arranged Marriage (short version: loved it). If you’d like a more conventional review, I’d recommend Janine’s at Dear Author; I also enjoyed SonomaLass’s “Tale of Two Minervas” post. I feel … Continue reading →

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I Hadn’t Understood, by Diego De Silva & My Love Song to a Bookstore

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

I finished Diego De Silva’s I Hadn’t Understood, the Italian novel I discussed in my last post. Usually when I finish a book, I have a basic “reading” or take on it. This one, I don’t, just random observations. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Fanfic as Iconography, My Alpha Hero Problem, and What Romance Might Learn from an Outsider Hit

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

You guys, don’t hate me. Today’s random thoughts, like my last couple of posts, are Fifty Shades of Grey-inspired. Some of you are sick of hearing about That Book. Some of you think I shouldn’t talk about it since I haven’t … Continue reading →

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