Imagination

In 2020 I continued my quest to read as many books as I could. My goal was to read 20 (duh 2020!). One benefit of COVID was and is still…

One of my goals for 2019 was to Read More. Inspired by a friend who read 40 books in a year, I started off with a goal that was more…

I’ve been reading a lot of fiction lately and in my quest to read more than my goal of 10 books, I came across an amazing book by first time…

“So many of us go through life with our stories hidden, feeling ashamed or afraid when our whole truth doesn’t live up to some established ideal. We grow up with messages that tell us that there’s only one way to be American — that if our skin is dark or if our hips are wide, if we don’t experience love in a particular way, if we speak another language or come from another country, then we don’t belong. That is, until someone dares to start telling that story differently.” (Page 415).

Reading gives me joy. When I come across a well written book, I am in awe. A book that introduces me to a whole new world, to a whole new…

A few weeks ago was the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone or Philosopher’s Stone as it is called in some…