by stacia | Aug 6, 2015 | monthly wrap-up, reading
Now THIS was a reading month… We’re going to jump right in because there’s a lot to cover: The Breaking Point: Short Stories – Daphne du Maurier – 3* – (July 6): Short story collections are so hard to rate. I picked this book up,...
by stacia | Jul 31, 2015 | reading
Last year, I said I wanted to start reading more short story collections. Like many ideas, it looked good on my list, but I found I was faltering when it came time to put it into practice. What do you mean, I had to actually do something to accomplish the task?...
by stacia | Jul 15, 2015 | editing, reading, writing
It’s mid-July, which means we’re also more than halfway through 2015. I thought I’d use this week’s post to look back at my 2015 kickoff posts to see what plans I had in January and where I am in relation to them. Are they still plans I want to...
by stacia | Jul 10, 2015 | reading
Last month, I traveled to France with my husband for 11 glorious days. We brought back a lot of memories, over 2600 photos, and not a lot of souvenirs. In fact, as of our final night, we hadn’t bought much at all. And then, my husband chose dinner (at a lovely...
by stacia | Jul 3, 2015 | monthly wrap-up, reading
Remember my May wrap-up when I was upset about reading only 5 books? Oh, the good old days… Then came June, when I read even less, sorta, though please see the end note for reading not counted here. Also, I spent 11 days in France so that accounts for a lot of...
by stacia | Jun 2, 2015 | monthly wrap-up, reading
Not my best reading month in terms of quality OR quantity. Here we go: The Fortune Hunter – Daisy Goodwin – 3* – (May 11): Interesting depictions of society and lifestyle during the late 1800s weren’t enough to overcome unlikeable characters in...
