Chances are, if you love reading, you enjoy sharing your bookish experiences. This seems to hold true whether we discuss, dissect, agree, disagree, or agree-to-disagree about a particular work. We love to talk about books.
Curiosity: A blessing or a curse?
Everyone Has a Story
“I’m Fine”: 12 Books on Mental Illness and Disorders
Heart & Soul: Another Kind of Love Story
This book shares the thread of another kind of love story, one that we often gives short shrift to ― the yearning to learn. That is a story that should be ageless, but when we reach a certain age, if we lack natural talent, a nagging voice inside our brain whispers, “Why continue? You are never going to be great at this.”
Literary Feasts: What is your Favorite Serving Platter?
When it comes to literary feasts, what is your favorite serving platter? There are those who challenge if all formats are “real” books. To me, it’s akin to arguing about whether stuffing served outside the bird is truly stuffing or if wine bottled with a screw cap is legitimately wine (answer: yes to both).
Breath Marks
Breath marks are little musical symbols that indicate when it is time for a singer, or a wind musician, to take moments breath–a sort of grace mark in the score that signals a short reprieve. We typically don’t have signals to breathe factored into our everyday lives; yet sometimes they show up in various ways—watching […]
Summer Fitness or Shedding the “Quarantine 15”
If you dread the thought of trading your comfy sweats and trying to squeeze back into “hard pants,” you aren’t alone. Despite the proliferation of online calisthenics, Peloton rides, and nature walks since the start of the pandemic, lots of folks are hoping to shed the “quarantine fifteen.” Last month, a new study showed the […]
For the Love of Libraries
Does anyone else recall hours spent in front of one of these? While printed card catalogs are now a nostalgic relic for folks like me, I’m thrilled that actual libraries are still a thing of the present and hopefully future, ad infinitum. In fact, during the pandemic shutdown, I heard many people lament about just […]