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The Shore Bookworm: August 2011
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Sunday, August 21, 2011. Another Perspective on "The Help". By Kathryn Stockett has been a publishing, and now a movie, phenom. On the immediate surface, it is a nicely written story of triumph over racism by oppressed black maids. But scratch that surface just a tiny bit, heck just blow some of the dust off of it, and you are left with some considerable problematic issues at the heart of the book. Because of who I am, I was ripe for The Help. Therefore, when I found The Help. Ring utterly true. Blac...
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now...: The Sounds of Silence
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now. Musings about being on my own whether I want to be or not. Saturday, September 7, 2013. The Sounds of Silence. Laura Linney is my favorite actress. Has been for years. When I was cast in a reading of "Love Letters" years ago, I was thrilled when someone said that I was just as good as she was in the role. If I could ever be an actress, I would use her as a role model. And this week, I used her performance in "The Big C" for just that. Who will take care of you? Then Hope "Maybe they...
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The Shore Bookworm: February 2011
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Friday, February 18, 2011. A reader today left a comment asking how do I pick out the books I decide to read. That is such a good question I think it deserves its own post. The Best of All. My absolute favorite and prime source for finding great books is the New York Times Book Review,. That always resulted in a long list. I still get excited by the Book Review. I know, it’s sad. But every issue holds at least one book that I know I want to read and usually there is more. A new book! 8226; Friends are a ...
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The Shore Bookworm: April 2011
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Sorry I’m running late this week! The winner for the April 9 giveaway is – drum roll please – Rachele! Congratulations Rachele and thank you to all of those who stopped by and left comments. There were actually only 4 of you, but that’s ok, it is a cozy group! Rachele, just send me an e-mail with your address and I will get the books out to you. Alright, this week’s giveaway…. The Last Kashmiri Rose. A huge bestseller, I resisted this book for over a year. I am so contrary...
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now...: Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now. Musings about being on my own whether I want to be or not. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep At All. When I succumbed to the middle-of-the-night infomercial. One night a month ago, it wasn't the feel of a man's leg over mine, but the paw of the killer dog. There, "Nathan" told me that he would be happy to issue me a new unit and send me a shipping label to return the burned up one. "But I can return this one and get my money back-right? I asked. "It says ...
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now...: Golden Lady
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now. Musings about being on my own whether I want to be or not. Wednesday, July 31, 2013. I spent the better part of a week reading Webster's Dictionary trying to figure out what the heck a phallic symbol was. There was no spell-check back then so I concentrated my search on words that started with the letter "F" not "PH". And I was a little shocked when I finally found it. Let's face it, I doubt Scripps ever used that word in their National Spelling Bee. Working at my part-time job, the...
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now...: It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now. Musings about being on my own whether I want to be or not. Saturday, November 15, 2014. It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To. Was I imagining that the men-children responsible for every stretch mark and quite a few gray hairs and frown lines might be planning a party for me? Could they have inherited that from Wingman? So I started wondering if I was having a party. I wanted one. Hell, I NEEDED one. I hinted to my BFF as much. She ignored me. Or so I thought. It must be a party!
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now...: And When I Die, And When I'm Gone
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Wow, I'm a Widow Now. Musings about being on my own whether I want to be or not. Thursday, February 20, 2014. And When I Die, And When I'm Gone. When Wingman died, my sons and I went through the big bin of things that held his most treasured mementos, looking for anything that might represent him at his wake. There were envelopes of ticket stubs from concerts he attended (Chicago and Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden in 1973 for $6.50! The ticket stubs, rings and jersey name remain, as well as b...
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