The Case for Reading
How good a case for reading can you actually make? Now, all you reading-enthusiasts, don’t begin screaming things at your computer. It’s a fair question. Society as a whole, is…
Read more2021: Three Resolutions You Can Still Make
Do you actually have a very long list of resolutions you can still make, after such an unpredictable a year as 2020? I think all of us have probably come…
Read moreWhat It Said at Home
Well, I can’t believe we’ve actually come round to the final Monday of 2020—and the final edition of our short story downloads! Our pilot story for this series was “Nellie’s…
Read moreAs the Heavens Are Higher: Fact or Fiction
“Did you base As the Heavens Are Higher on a true story?” If my life had a FAQ page, this one would be pretty near the top. (Ranking second…
Read moreThe Journey to Good and Great Books
We were driving from Virginia, through Pennsylvania, and across the Canadian border. “Why don’t we run over to Vermont?” suggested a fellow-traveller. “I’d love to show the kids that place…
Read moreAre You Reading Age-Appropriate Books?
As a child, I used to get laughed at for trying to sound grown-up. One of the phrases I considered effective was “age-appropriate.” I applied it to literature. To Beatrix…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites Reflections—and Coming Soon
Good morning everybody! And Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! (Yes, it’s on a Monday in Canada—why not?) Today my thankfulness list includes some bullet-point blessings from the Five Fall Favorites blog party…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Top Five 2020
Hi everybody! Welcome back for the final day of our Five Fall Favorites blog party! Can you believe we’re at the end of the week already? (Sniffs.) Well, at least…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Instructional Books
Hey, everybody! Welcome back again to the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Today’s party room leaves us pretty flexible—because we have the bikes! And even though the bikes start out…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Holiday Stories
Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party. As promised, our party room today is—blankets! If you don’t believe blankets are a room, you need a large…
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