Synopsis "In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so heavily that she became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Favorite Bookmarks. This one... Continue Reading →
Hello fellow NaNoWriMo-ers! As I mentioned last week, I'm adding these weekly update mini-posts during the month of November for accountability purposes for my NaNoWriMo project. Without further ado, here's a quick update and some random thoughts... As of this morning I have surpassed 10,000 words. While the new nanowrimo.org website redesign looks fantastic, it... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "When a skeleton is discovered, wrapped in a blanket, in the hidden crypt of a deconsecrated church, everyone is convinced the bones must be those of Conor Devitt, a local man who went missing on his wedding day six years previously. But the post mortem reveals otherwise. Solicitor Benedicta 'Ben' O'Keeffe is acting for... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Books That Give Off... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "At first, Mia Voss thinks it’s just bad luck when her already lousy day ends with a carjacking, but what seems like a random incident is followed by another sinister episode. A DNA expert, Mia has made it her mission to put away vicious criminals. Suddenly, she’s become the target of one. And the... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone! I'm expecting November to be a busy month, but the attempt at recreational reading will be made nonetheless. Here's what's on my desk that I'm planning to read this month... November TBR Unforgivable by Laura Griffin Guts by Raina Telgemeier Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life... Continue Reading →
Hello friends, and Happy Halloween! What is everyone up to on this lovely day? Other than driving downtown to get our marriage license (yep, we are getting married this year, but more on that later!) we are expecting to have a pretty low-key Halloween. We typically don't get trick-or-treaters, and I am off work today... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper was first published in the New England Magazine in 1891. It is a classic short story that, when I first read it, totally and completely freaked me out. I have thought about it often over the years and decided to revisit it this week. I found a copy of the story... Continue Reading →
