When my mind is racing, I put my feet up and speak up
Tag: book club
Holy smokes it has been a long time since I posted to this website covered in dust. The world is a crazy place right now and I just didn't have it in me to sit down and actually collect my thoughts on a book, a concert, or a place I had traveled. However, after reading … Continue reading They Were There
Is it still alright to a do a recap of books from the previous year? Asking for a friend... Well no matter the answer, that is what this post is about today. Last year was a year in which my mind was quite busy and I couldn't always find a way to quiet it so … Continue reading 2023 Book Recap – If You Allow It
I am constantly having to pick between reading or playing games. I love them both for many of the same reasons. As an introvert who loves to explore, reading and games offer me the opportunity to explore different places from the comfort of my home. As someone with social anxiety, participating in book clubs and … Continue reading A Gamer Girl, A Gamer Boy; Let the Games Begin!
I have never wanted to hug a robot more than I have when reading Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun. I know it seemed like I wanted to hug Tang in my previous post featuring the novel A Robot In the Garden, but this is the hug I would give if I could only choose … Continue reading Klara and the Sun: Is It Weird to Hug A Robot?
I have always suggested books for my book club that I have read before because I am terrified to suggest anything blindly in fear that they will all hate it, and somehow know it was me who suggested it, and hate me for it. Good ole anxiety at play. Well I conquered that fear and … Continue reading A Book From A Concert That Sung To Me
A name most people know and associate with a wandering spirit, Jack Kerouac was the writer I had never read that I always thought I should knowing my own wandering spirit. So it was a great surprise when one of the books that came up as a read for my book club was the classic … Continue reading Navigating the Road With Jack Kerouac
For some that title is quite literal, which hey if that is what you need to deal with the world we live in, I get it. However, of course I mean this is a metaphorical context after just reading John Williams brilliant novel "Stoner." This wonderful tale takes us into the ordinary life of a … Continue reading We All Walk Through Life As A Stoner
As the title suggests, I attended my very first book club meeting tonight. It is called the Arabian Nights Book Club and is held the first Tuesday of the month at the Arabian Library in Scottsdale. Although now I think of it I should actually say, I attended my first club as an adult as … Continue reading My First Book Club
Feet Up, Speak Up 