Storyology from Both Sides of the Page
This book came into my life through two book clubs: A bookstie in one group denounced it one night after she DNF’d, and the premise she gave fascinated me but didn’t quite grip me. A couple experiments with drugs and chemicals to deform their children and run a circus. Later, in my unhinged book club, […]
If you haven’t noticed from other posts, I am addicted to journaling— I am a huge advocate that journaling in any form can be a very fun and therapeutic experience for anyone, which is why I’m always writing about it. In my other posts about journaling, they are typically more bullet journal-like with trackers and […]
Sometimes it can be so easy to forget the things that had formerly engrossed our world—one of the many reasons why I track everything in journals. But, when you don’t, it can be a challenge to drudge up the memory correctly. Nevertheless, when it comes to bookish things, it can actually be fun trying to […]
Confession: I’m a slow reader. That’s why I never did book clubs or buddy reads. But, when I started my bookstore, I knew that hosting book clubs would be foundational in fostering a bookish community. Nevertheless, traditional formats (we all read the same book) would be virtually impossible for me to keep up. So, I […]
Poetry comes in many forms, which is why it is so beautiful and challenging at the same time. It’s probably safe to say most poets know the most common forms–like haiku, acrostic, sonnet, and limerick–if from nowhere but school. If you like to challenge yourself, however, you’ve probably encountered about 100 or so forms with […]
