Title: The Thursday Murder Club Author: Richard Osman Publisher: Penguin Books Copyright: 2020 Four elderly pensioners living in Cooper’s Chase, a retirement community in England, make up the membership of the secret Thursday Murder Club. Each week a retired detective, nurse, psychologist and intellectual gather around the jigsaw table in the community meeting room and discuss crimes andContinue reading “The Thursday Murder Club: A Book Review”
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The Closing Shift
Encounters with big time celebrities don’t happen in the small, British town of Belford, so when V finds herself making tea at the local cafe for an A-lister she is caught off guard. She was used to the painstaking customers from the pensioners court down the road-not gorgeous men from London. In this short story,Continue reading “The Closing Shift”
What I Read in England
Over the past two summers, I’ve been taking classes for my Master’s in English. So many of those courses required me to read works of literature selected by an instructor. While many of them were enjoyable reads like Station Eleven, there was a missing element to my reading life: Choice. This is my first summerContinue reading “What I Read in England”
You Are a Badass: A Book Review
Title: You Are a Badass Author: Jen Sincero Publisher: Running Press Copyright: 2013 With a subtitle of How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living An Awesome Life, the expecations were high from the beginning. I approached this book with the end of the school year behind me. Each summer, I try to get rid of allContinue reading “You Are a Badass: A Book Review”
Night Road: A Book Review
Title: Night Road Author: Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Copyright: 2011 Jude knows what is to be raised by parents who were never present. Most of her childhood was spent reminding her career-drive mother of her own existence. Which is why she decided to be the most involved and approachable mother to her twins, Zach and Mia.Continue reading “Night Road: A Book Review”
PO Box 80 (Chapter 1)
This is the first chapter of the novel I am currently working on. It’s a YA piece about a young girl who sets out along the Appalachain Trail in search of a missing person…and her purpose. All of her friends are headed to college soon, but Raven is staying behind to help run her parents’Continue reading “PO Box 80 (Chapter 1)”
The Love Hypothesis: A Book Review
Title: The Love Hypothesis Author: Ali Hazelwood Publisher: Jove/Berkely Copyright: 2021 I’ll be the first to admit that The Love Hypothesis is not a book I would’ve gravitated toward on the shelf. Romance isn’t my cup of tea, but the marketing ploy for this book’s release was on-point and blasted all over social media. After viewing so manyContinue reading “The Love Hypothesis: A Book Review”
The Midnight Library: A Book Review
Title: The Midnight Library Author: Matt Haig Publisher: Viking Copyright: 2020 This book sat on my shelf for far too long and my anticipation was strong. Luckily, Matt Haig did not disappoint! Nora Seed has decided that she no longer wants to live. In the last twenty-four hours she lost her job and her belovedContinue reading “The Midnight Library: A Book Review”
Humpty Dumpty (Poe Style)
As a new technique I am going to rewrite a nursery rhyme in the voice of a legendary author. This was way more fun than I thought it could be. I’m still laughing at how easily Poe’s voice seemed to connect to a nursery rhyme. Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty had aContinue reading “Humpty Dumpty (Poe Style)”
Favorite Story Types
When it comes to reading and writing my favorite story type is the one in which the protagonist must confront himself. Some sort of inner conflict causes the main character to engage in a battle in these types of stories. These are the ones where a misunderstood character rises to the challenges of his life.Continue reading “Favorite Story Types”
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