This is the second Neil Gaiman book I’ve read; this is classic Gaiman with some of his best writing. Shadow, who does about three years in prison, cannot wait to get back out into the real world. He has boiled his plans to life outside prison to three things, two of which include taking aContinue reading “American Gods”
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My Bullet Journal, 2020
Hello, dear friend! I hope you are doing well and continuing to stay healthy during this tumultuous time.
Podcasts to Listen to While Staying In
Guten morgen, everyone! I’ve got a lot of podcasts on my phone. Like, so many that I need to stop finding new ones. (Is 106 too many?) Welcome to some of my favorite podcasts, with my annotations. Enjoy!
Puppy Days
Since getting our new Golden Retriever puppy last week, life has been pretty busy at our house. It’s been a unique experience, especially because little Charlie is a tornado: she plays, needs to be put out every hour to do her business, and loves to eat and chew her toys. Charlie also likes to nap.Continue reading “Puppy Days”
A New Puppy!
Hello, everyone! Like the title says, we’re getting a new puppy! She is an eight-week-old golden retriever. Her name is Charlie. I haven’t met her yet because she is in Hood River, Oregon at the moment. But she’ll be home by the time I’m done with work tonight. I promised my sister that I wouldContinue reading “A New Puppy!”
Writing vs. Typing
Note: the image I used for this blog topic comes from theglobalscholars.com Guten morgan, everyone! As a writer, it’s curious to me that writing and typing are two very different things. The first being how you physically get your words on the page, and the second being what medium you use to accomplish this task.Continue reading “Writing vs. Typing”
New Theme, New Name, Y’all!
Hello, there! This is what used to be called Nerdshelf Life. Welcome, instead, to The Nerdy Nook! It’s still the same blog, just running a different theme (the twenty-twenty theme) and under a brand-spanking new name. I’m excited because ALL of my stuff transferred over. I was panicked for a second because I clicked onContinue reading “New Theme, New Name, Y’all!”
Wolfsong
For Ox, learning that there’s a pack of werewolves living at the end of the road is just the beginning.
Supermarket
Bobby Hall–someone I honestly didn’t know before I picked up this novel–wrote a book.
Vicious
There are ordinary people and then there are people who are ExtraOrdinary.
The Hanged Man (The Tarot Sequence # 2)
Rune Saint John is, above all else, a survivor. He’s the last surviving member of his father’s Sun Throne.
On Editing a Book
Hello, dear reader! For those of you who don’t know, I finished writing a sci-fi book. I finally figured out the title, which I’ll keep a secret until I’m ready to publish it. I’m enjoying typing out what I’ve written, and have found that my chapters are much longer than I remember. (No wonder IContinue reading “On Editing a Book”
Afghan Blanket Update!
I’m almost done with my moss stitch lap blanket. Several months–and many books later–I’m steadily knitting and purling my way towards the end of my afghan. It’s been a new challenge for me, because it’s been years since I tried following a pattern. The projects I normally did in the past were scarves, where IContinue reading “Afghan Blanket Update!”
Writing Goals 2020
Hello, there! Recently, I’ve been listening to the podcast Write Now by Sarah Werner. In one of her podcasts, she talks about forming writing goals and sticking to them. One of her suggestions is to pick a number, like a certain number of pages, or a certain word count, and sticking to this reasonable goal.Continue reading “Writing Goals 2020”
Breaking Millennial non-Traditions
Hello, there! I want to break some millennial traditions during my lifetime. I don’t just want to live with my boyfriend someday, I want to marry him. He’s my best friend, my steadfast love, someone I can count on to be with me through thick and thin. I want a ring. Someday, maybe, I’ll haveContinue reading “Breaking Millennial non-Traditions”
The Nerdy Nook 