It's the first weekend of summer! Not exactly my favorite season because of living in the desert and whatnot, but I'm secretly glad we're inching forward to cooler months now đ This weekend I'll be reading... Alice In the Know by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Turning Point by Danielle Steel If I happen to finish either,... Continue Reading →
Inquiring minds would love to know! What are you reading this weekend? I just started The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee. It's the second book in The Thousandth Floor trilogy and I can already tell it's going to be good. I have a stack of books to read next just in case I happen to... Continue Reading →
For this month's mindfulness post, I wanted to talk about something each and every one of us strives for whether we realize it or not: happiness. Happiness A common myth about happiness is what it looks like. A loose definition of happiness that most of us hold revolves around freedom of time and space and... Continue Reading →
This is a special edition of Short Story Sunday. Harlan Ellison, a prolific science fiction writer, died last week. One of his short stories had such a huge impact on me both as a reader and a writer, that I wanted to discuss it here today. This is a story I still to this day... Continue Reading →
For this week's Short Story Sunday, I'll be taking a look at "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri, from her short story collection of the same name. In "Unaccustomed Earth" we meet Ruma, a young mother living in Seattle with her three-year-old son Akash and husband, Adam, who travels frequently for work. We learn that Ruma's... Continue Reading →
The Cape Cod Masquerade by Mary Higgins Clark This was one of my favorites from Clark's Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Stories that I read a few weeks ago. Alvirah and Willy Meehan are visiting Cape Cod in search of some peace and quiet. Their neighbor, a young woman staying alone, seems a little odd... Continue Reading →
A long time ago (maybe two years, ha) I was obsessed with short stories. I shared dozens of them right here on Words for Everything. Most were science fiction, you might recall, as I was on a bit of a kick at the time. I thought it might be fun to start sharing short stories... Continue Reading →
This month's mindfulness tip will help you center yourself and be "in the now." Standing Starfish It's exactly what it sounds like. You know what you've got the bed to yourself and you somehow end up star-fishing right in the middle because it feels oh-so-good to stretch out? Yep, that's what you'll be doing here.... Continue Reading →
Hello, happy Sunday! What have you been up to this week? This week I have been reading The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit, and Death Wears A Beauty Mask And Other Stories by Mary Higgins Clark. I hope to have reviews posted of both of these in the coming weeks. I finished The Life-Changing... Continue Reading →
