2024 Posts
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Winter Recommendations
**That chill is in the air. I bundle into ten layers and keep my hair down today, covering it with a hat, crocheted by myself on a dreary day some time ago. I wrap my scarf tighter and ready myself… Continue reading
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Bookish Gift Ideas
**As I ride past the shops, I see owners on tall ladders stringing decorations across shop fronts and employees hanging wreaths in windows. Shop displays show gift boxes, fake snow, and trees decorated in red, white, and green. A small… Continue reading
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Finding Time to Read
**I stretch my arms over my head as I push myself out of bed. I drink my tea and leave, taking my bike over to the shops. I start my shift and dust the endless shelves, then take to sweeping.… Continue reading
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November TBR
**The wind whispers past me, letting me know that November has come. The light breeze adds a chill to the air and rustles the trees. I watch as children play outside and mothers close the windows tight, keeping out the… Continue reading
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October Wrap-Up
**I place the book on the table near my bed and stretch my arms over my head. October has ended and so has the reading month. I look at the stack near my bed and take a glance to what… Continue reading
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Spells for Lost Things Review
**I type away at my typewriter, the clacking sound a music to my ears. I am typing a letter to my dear friend Betty. She recently came down with a cold and I am writing to try and brighten her… Continue reading
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Vampathon TBR
**Joining a readathon is just what I need. I take a walk to the shops and sit in a circle with some other patrons as we discuss what we want to read over the next week in a Halloween themed… Continue reading
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To All the Books I’ve DNFd
**I have finally completed my first October read and have since moved on to a new one. I swing the mahogany cabinet door open and search for my tea bags, a green tea specifically. I rustle about the cabinets then… Continue reading
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What I’m Reading
**I lean forward from my position on the sofa next to my shelves and weigh the books in my hands, taking a moment to stare at one and then the other, then back to the first. I do this repeated… Continue reading
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A Trip Around Town
**The sun shines through my open curtains and I watch as it brightens up my room. I rub the sleep from my eyes and get ready for the day. I change into a knee-length white dress, a brown cardigan, and… Continue reading
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