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“So often is the virgin sheet of paper more real than what one has to say, and so often one regrets having marred it.” ~Harold Acton, from Memoirs of an Aesthete You know that great feeling you get when you have a brand new, never before used notebook in your hands, with crisp pages and…
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“Neither the mouse nor the boy was the least bit surprised that each could understand the other. Two creatures who shared a love for motorcycles naturally spoke the same language.” “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” by Beverly Cleary Clearly, I picked up this book as a little bit of a filler book; I know at…
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Thanks to Magic of Ice Cream, I found my way a little bit ago to A Round of Words in 80 Days in the middle of a session, so I was holding back, biding my time, watching the progress of the others, knowing I really couldn’t jump right in with a big project until the…
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“‘Let’s see. Kind is better than cruel-I’m sure of that. Loose is better than rigid. Love is better than indifference. So is hate. Laughing is the best. Not laughing will kill you. Alone is okay. Not alone is way better. That’s about it…and in my life so far there’s not a single one of them…
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After a long period of time, I’ve finally heard back from one of the journals I’ve submitted to. It was, unfortunately, a rejection letter, but I have to admit, it was a very encouraging one, and I love when journals do that. I had been hoping that the delay in response meant a positive return…
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“We accepted their congratulations with good grace and proper modesty, but I felt then as I feel now, that I would have given my life to save Dresden for the World’s generations to come. That is how everyone should feel about every city on Earth.” “Armageddon in Retrospect” by Kurt Vonnegut Slowly, but surely, my…
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I have to say, I absolutely love the beginning of a new month, especially when it gets itself into full swing with all the changes I was looking forward to making. Of course, when you’re only two days into something, it’s easy to be optimistic and exciting, but it’s also easy to feel confident that…
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Ah, finally! We are in a new month! I’m the type of person that sets a lot of arbitrary goals for myself, so waltzing into June means starting a new novel and doing a little bit of financing on my bank account. I understand why I’m excited for the former, but it’s interesting how psyched…
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“It struck Mort with sudden, terrible poignancy that Death must be the loneliest creature in the universe. In the great party of Creation, he was always in the kitchen.” “Mort” by Terry Pratchett I warned you all that there would be a lot of Terry Pratchett on this list. Mort, Pratchett’s fourth Discworld novel, is…
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L.S. Engler 