July Book Wrap-Up
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, excited to learn Daphne du Maurier...
How to Sneak in Short Story Collections
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? It's...
Free Supplemental Courses for Writing (Coursera)
In the past few years, MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses) have become increasingly popular. You can now find these free courses online in almost any discipline from personal finance to guitar lessons to computer programming to advanced physics. Well-respected...
Checking in Mid-Year
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 achieve? Do they need...
A Parisian Bookstore Review: Shakespeare & Co.
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...
June Book Wrap-Up
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 my...