The Orphan in My Family Tree, Part 7
This is Part 7 of The Orphan in My Family Tree. It is the true tale of my ongoing search for
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The Orphan in My Family Tree, Part 6
This is Part 6 of The Orphan in My Family Tree. It is the true tale of my ongoing search for
The Orphan in My Family Tree, Part 4
This is Part 4 of The Orphan in My Family Tree. It is the true tale of my ongoing search for
The Orphan in My Family Tree, Part 3
This is Part 3 of The Orphan in My Family Tree. It is the true tale of my ongoing search for
November Writing: 31 Days
Anyone else want to write with me? For the past six years, I’ve participated in posting 31 Days of November
The Half-Pint Award: What’s in a Name?
I am instead suggesting we have continued conversations as a reading community about building the best collections we can that include characters and stories that have the potential to connect with each of us in a way that makes us all better and that increases our understanding of our society, our history, and our connectedness.
Book Review: Ulysses
I appreciate Joyce’s technique and experiments with style. I found his echoes of, and connections to, other literary works rather fun. I, in turns, enjoyed Joyce’s cleverness and found that cleverness eye-rollingly overdone.
Censorship, Selection & Banned Books
Banned Books Week kicked off yesterday. I love Banned Books Week. It is a whole week dedicated to awesome stuff
Book Review: Praying for Sheetrock
Melissa Fay Greene’s Praying for Sheetrock is a well-researched, detail-oriented, unhurried read about a tumultuous time in the history of McIntosh County, Georgia.
Reading the Hard Stuff
We believe that free communication is essential to the preservation of a free society and a creative culture. -ALA’s The Freedom to Read Statement
