This quote is the basis of a memoir I recently read. My Year With Eleanor recounts Noelle Hancock’s self imposed challenge to do one thing that scared her every day for a year. Big scary things like trapeze class, stand-up comedy, sky diving, ocean diving with sharks and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. And easier to accomplish … More Book Rec
An early winter and a broken car disrupted my plans for the week. C’est la vie – at least I’m not in Buffalo. Since it appears we’ll be hunkering down and spending a lot of time indoors for the next few months I thought I’d share some of my favorite blogs. The Essentials:A Cup of … More My Blog Roll
I rarely read modern fiction. In my general quest to be productive I like to read non-fiction or classic literature. That said, since I began taking writing more seriously I’ve started to feel like I should have a better understanding of fiction. The fanfiction I write comes to mind without explanation and I’m too close … More Some Luck by Jane Smiley
Wouldn’t it happen that as soon as I take a break from my International Lit Project, I read about two Africa/Detroit novels? The first was Broken Monsters by South African author Lauren Beukes and the second was Into The Go-Slow by Detroit native Bridgett Davis. I was unable to attend Beukes book event in September … More Into The Go-Slow with Bridgett Davis
This picture accurately reflects how B feels about her picture on the internet. Luckily, she’s my best friend and will let me do it anyway. I realize I’m behind the times on this but I finally read Mindy Kaling’s book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Mom watches her show, The Mindy Project, bought the book … More BFFs
It’s been two months since I started my International Literary Project and I finally finished Asia. The Far East is a fascinating place. The culture and land is very unique and it saddens me that it is being Westernized. I did my best to touch on all the countries in some way and I think … More International Literary Project: Asia
I previously mentioned the literary project I’ve started and now for the details. On our East Coast adventure, Uncle Richard took us to see Monkey: Journey to the West at the Lincoln Center. It was an incredible, eye-opening experience and unlike anything I’ve ever seen. I left feeling culturally richer but also really American. I … More International Literary Project
We held out to the very end of the month before going on our date night. In order to go somewhere nice we decided to do a date lunch. Danny selected the restaurant and the Detroit Seafood Market in Paradise Valley downtown was the winner. Neither of us had been before and didn’t know what … More A Good Friday
I’m back to reading the classics. All Quiet on the Western Front and My Antonia. I tend to enjoy war related books and movies. All Quiet on the Western Front is no exception. The first novel I’ve read from the German perspective It was a great book. Powerful and raw. There is no sugar coating. … More Book Review
I’ve been going to fanfiction.net ever since the internet was invented. At least it feels that way. I’ve made a handful of contributions. They’re mostly horrible. Some are REALLY horrible and I’d remove them except the historian in me won’t let me. So instead I take solace in the fact no one else is reading … More Aeternus Eternus
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