Why I Read (BBT)

Why I Read (BBT)

 And it’s Thursday! This quotation has appeared in several places lately. It’s from Sven Birkerts’ ‘The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age’: “To read, when one does so of one’s own free will, is to make a volitional statement, to...
Manic Monday 2.22.2010

Manic Monday 2.22.2010

 If you could invite any five people to your birthday party, who would they be?Personally, I’d rather spend it by myself. In fact, if no one quite remembered it but I had a cake (chocolate) and Hank Locklin’s Happy Birthday To Me, I’d be fine. I...

With All My Love, (Valentine 2010)

(((2010 Valentine: Change of Heart)))Father,You’re boring deepToo deepFor meDigging beneathThe surface of my heartHollowing it out withinScraping out thingsThatBurnHurtHateAnd squirmPulling out myDark and dirtySecretsHabitsWantsYou are not afraidOf the darkness within...
Manic Monday 2.22.2010

Manic Monday 2.1.10

What was your best day of the week last week and why?Last Thursday. Had a chance to talk with a great teacher and classes ended one time–which usually never seems to happen when you really want the week to be over. I was home before the snow warning went out and...
Manic Monday 2.22.2010

Manic Monday 1.25.2010

And here we go! I have inet this week, yay!If you could only have one section of the bookstore to visit, which section would it be?The Christian Fiction section. As much as I love fantasy (both secular and Christian), and Teen Fic, I would be happiest in this section....