Archive | October, 2009
Let the Read-A-Thon begin!!!

Let the Read-A-Thon begin!!!

It is 7:09 am CST and I am getting ready to sit back, sip my coffee and dive back into Rebecca. My dogs were nice enough to wake me up at 3:00 am so I picked out a few books and made a semi-plan for reading and posting. I have to fess up right away [...]

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Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-A-Thon

I am taking the plunge and participating as a reader in Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-A-Thon (October 24, 2009). The goal is to read, post, visit, participate in challenges and interact with other tired readers for 24 hours straight.  Will I actually last 24 hours? I am certainly going to make the best effort. My dilemma, I [...]

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Awards and this-and-that!

I am terribly behind on acknowledging and passing on those wonderful awards that make you grin (big) when you are the lucky recipient. I am going to take a some time now to catch up. Michelle from The True Book Addict bestowed the Who Love’s You Baby award (big thanks Michelle). This award is designed [...]

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Teaser Tuesday (10.20.09)

Teaser Tuesday (10.20.09)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current read * Open to a random page * Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page * BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what [...]

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Travel Writing – Review

Peter Ferry, narrator in Travel Writing, is a high school English teacher and part-time travel writer. In an effort to inspire his somewhat apathetic students, he tells them a story about an incident that happened to him on his way home. Peter was driving behind an obviously impaired driver.  When they reached a stop light, [...]

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