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Too Fond of Books: November 2016

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Disclosure and Review Policy. Saturday, November 19, 2016. I have reached peak overload. I realised this about 30 minutes ago when the two base cakes I had been cooking all morning, for my Dad's birthday cake, fell apart coming out of the pan. I completely lost it. I screamed at the cakes. Berated the oven. Jabbered incoherent nonsense at my 13yo. Hyperventilated. Felt like (but have not yet) bursting into hysterical tears. How do I dig up? Right now I can't think of anything I want to do less than go ou...

Too Fond of Books: Comments Policy

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Disclosure and Review Policy. Tempted as I am to just invoke Google, I will expand somewhat on "Don't Be Evil." (But that is the guiding principle at work here). I moderate all comments and boy howdy do I have to reject some doozies. Here is why. 1 No Anonymous comments. A pseudonym is fine, but I will delete anything from that well known raconteur, Mr or Ms Anonymous. 3 No attacking other commenters. You call someone an insulting name, cast aspersions on their motives, etc - your comment is GONE. Subscr...

Too Fond of Books: A Sevenling for a Small Girl and the Sea

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Disclosure and Review Policy. Wednesday, January 4, 2017. A Sevenling for a Small Girl and the Sea. Month of Poetry Day 4: A Sevenling for a Small Girl and the Sea. Three things she cries wonder:. The soft give of white sand in her toes;. The cool suction of wavelets; the wheeling importunity of gulls. Three things lie waiting:. Stinging flies; a treacherous dump tide;. Over in the west, a hazy glimpse of heaven. The small girl rushes, unheeding, to the sea. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

Too Fond of Books: Lettuce Wife (Poem)

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Disclosure and Review Policy. Friday, January 13, 2017. Day 13: Wives of fairytale again today, and I'm trying a little sevenling based on the story of Rapunzel. (I know the title is a bit of a stretch, but rapunzel is a kind of lettuce, and she and the prince do end up married in the end, so). Three things, my life:. A blue-stoned rounded room; a head of wheaten heaviness;. The faint thread of song in the night. Three things came of it:. A bellyful of new life; the acid rage of the witch;.

Too Fond of Books: Reading Challenges

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Disclosure and Review Policy. As is probably obvious from a brief perusal of my blog, I read. A lot. And I like to write about books that I read. As well as following my general reading interests, I like to challenge myself to read outside the square (for me) by participating in self-imposed or organised reading challenges. When I do these, I think it's good to collect the links here for future reference and so they can be seen as a set. Man Booker Prize Longlist Challenge 2015. A Spool of Blue Thread.