Somehow I’m on a Ringling Bros e-mail list. Today I got a link to their Ringling Bros Center for Elephant Conservation as part of their campaign against legislation that would effectively prohibit them and … Continue reading The Greatest Show on Earth? The Circus in Light of Proposed Legislation
Little House on a Small Planet, 2nd: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats, and Energy Efficient Possibilities by Shay Salomon My rating: 4 of 5 stars While I marked this book as … Continue reading Proving I Don’t Care About My Blog Stats: Another Book Review
NaNoWriMo Day 9 Word Count: 15,712 The prompt from NaBloPoMo today is about the time you realized your home was different from other people’s homes. I think I might have … Continue reading Mice in the Basement
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a quick, powerful read. Written in the first-person plural, the story is at once … Continue reading Injustice and Inaction: A Blog Post Disguised as a Book Review of The Buddha in the Attic
NaNoWriMo Day 7 Word Count:12,052 “Let’s finish breakfast so we can do our history lesson!” I said to the kids this morning. “We’re going to read about mummies today!” “No, … Continue reading Parental Preferences
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s not a coincidence that I started reading this book during a days-long power outage. By candlelight, … Continue reading Ambiguous Morality in Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
NaNoWriMo Day 5 Word Count: 8,750 This morning, my family took a walk on an old farm trail near our house. We’ve taken this walk before, a couple of weeks … Continue reading Rhetorical Questions About Bold Ideas
NaNoWriMo Day 4 Word Count: 6,907 When the power was still out on November 1st, I was a little nervous that I’d get behind on NaNoWriMo. I’m not sure how … Continue reading Power of the Pen
NaNoWriMo Day 3 Word Count: 5,130 Some people like to write with music on. Some people, I’m told, even need music to write. I am not one of these people. … Continue reading Silence! Writer at Work!
Imperfect Happiness 