Tag: Books
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The Keyrock Kollection – Volume 2
Saved quotes from my 2013 black Kindle named Keyrock, Part 2 – read Part 1 here. 1/4/18 – The Storied Life of A.J. Fikroy by Gabrielle Zevin People tell boring lies about politics, God, and love. You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite…
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Pure human fuckery
Nothing like 1,137 pages of 7 point font detailing the horrors of a highly contagious flu to help relax before bed.
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The Keyrock Kollection – Volume 1
Saved quotes from my 2013 black Kindle named Keyrock, Part 1 2/7/15 – Cry Father by Benjamin Whitmer They put people in prison for taking drugs. They lock kids away for stealing money from gas stations, for joyriding in cars. But men who abandon their children, they float through life, as light as air. 2/7/15 –…
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Freedom to and freedom from
Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale In a way, I found this book right on time. Atwood’s writing is simply beautiful, and the words themselves are terrifying and uncomfortably familiar. There were places you didn’t want to walk, precautions you took that had to do with locks on windows and doors, drawing the curtains, leaving on…
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Mo in CO: Month One
I’ve lived in Colorado for a month and a half now. I’ve read seven books, started two art projects, entered a writing contest, lost 8 pounds and started waking up before sunrise all on my own. I am so happy here it’s unbelievable. Those books though… most of those seven books were not good. On my way…
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Starship Go Boom
‘Debra Messing Space Bugs’ is the first of many failed Google searches I’ve made while trying to remember the name of this damn book. I’ve spent the past month trying to finish reading it, but the title escapes me unless I’m staring right at the cover. I know they made it into a movie, and I know Debra Messing…
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Exposed and naked
Cora had believed that living built a cumulative bank of memories, thickening and deepening as time went on, shoring you against emptiness. The present was always paramount, in a way that thrust you forward: empty, but also free. Whatever stories you told over to yourself and others, you were in truth exposed and naked in…
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The misrepresentation of Forrest Gump
I found Forrest Gump on TV tonight and tuned in right around the time Jenny plays guitar naked and threatens to jump off a bridge. Just now, Lieutenant Dan asked Forrest and Bubba if they’re twins. I love this movie. I’ve seen it so many times, I have large parts of it memorized. (“‘I’m not a smart man,…
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All in
I’ve been reading a memoir called Half-Assed between appointments over the last few days. It was written by a weight loss blogger I’ve never heard of but she seems very nice. The story itself is light and quick, so it isn’t one you’ll need a quiet room and a fireplace for, but I’m liking it…
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Shel Silverstein: Everything On It
[via] I cannot see your face, But in some far off place, I hear you laughing, and I smile. –Years from Now The estate of Shel Silverstein, my beloved companion throughout grade school and the first writer I ever fell in love with (followed shortly by Dr. Seuss), has released a new book of poetry…
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