“Each of us at some point has visited a place that holds special memories.” — Lens-Artists Photo Challenge # 65 This was an easy post for self…… Read more “Lens Artists Challenge # 65: PICK A PLACE”
Month: September 2019
How To Stoke the Fire: More from Rosario Ferré
This summer self made a stab at re-reading the late Rosario Ferré’s story collection The Youngest Doll. She remembers being stunned by the title story, the first…… Read more “How To Stoke the Fire: More from Rosario Ferré”
Featured in Jellyfish Review: Flash by Seventeen Syllables
Grace Loh Prasad curated, Roy Kamada’s Grey Matter has just posted. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. More goodness — from Caroline Kim Brown and Grace herself — to follow.…… Read more “Featured in Jellyfish Review: Flash by Seventeen Syllables”
Tuesday Photo Challenge — STONE
Week 179 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge is STONE (“Turn to something a bit more permanent.”) Self went searching among her recent photos for examples of stone.…… Read more “Tuesday Photo Challenge — STONE”
A Photo-A-Week Challenge: STACKED
Fun Challenge this week from Nadia Merrill’s Photo-a-Week: STACKED. A stack of one of self’s short story collections: The Lost Language A stack of books at the…… Read more “A Photo-A-Week Challenge: STACKED”
#currentlyreading: Screenplay, MASTER AND COMMANDER
Captain Jack Aubrey’s lines in italics: On deck there! Sail ho! Looks like a frigate! How did it get there? We must turn and fight. But he…… Read more “#currentlyreading: Screenplay, MASTER AND COMMANDER”
Photo-a-Week Challenge: SOMETHING NEW
Thanks to a Photo a Week Challenge prompt: SOMETHING NEW. And self did do something new: She went home. Not only did she go home, she went…… Read more “Photo-a-Week Challenge: SOMETHING NEW”
The Great Gilda Cordero-Fernando
(Read all the way to the end; this post has many digressions) Re-reading a fantastic short story, “Hothouse,” by Gilda Cordero-Fernando, a mimeographed copy of which self…… Read more “The Great Gilda Cordero-Fernando”
Tuesday Photo Challenge: FUZZY
Week 178 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge is FUZZY. So glad there is a Photo Challenge that lets self post pictures she would never otherwise have posted!…… Read more “Tuesday Photo Challenge: FUZZY”
Breaking Down Self’s 2019 Reading List
Most of Self’s favorite reads so far 2019 were novels (six out of 10). Three of her favorite reads of 2019 were memoirs written by doctors. One…… Read more “Breaking Down Self’s 2019 Reading List”
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