Happy Mother’s Day! My mom is one of my heroes. With the help of my amazing doctors and nurses, she brought me into this world via a c-section, at 24-and-a-half weeks, a very tiny babe weighing only 1 pound, 1 ounce. I was the size of standard typing paper. I was a micro preemie, aContinue reading “Mother’s Day Heroes: My Parents, Doctors & Nurses”
ASoI&F: A Clash of Kings (#nospoilers)
It’s hard to write reviews for books that may contains major spoilers. Especially if the book you’re writing about is A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings. So, instead of talking about the plot, I’m going to talk about the series as a whole, and who my favorite characters are and why.
Ed Sheeran: Summer 2017
“Did she say yes?” Ed Sheeran, summer 2017 2017 was a good year for concerts: Ed Sheeran in the summer, and Blue October in the fall. We were excited driving to the venue. It was the summer of 2017, and Mom, Abbie, and I were going to see Ed Sheeran play in a huge auditorium.Continue reading “Ed Sheeran: Summer 2017”
Happiness
My life is changing. I have more energy, energy to stay awake during the day. I wake up now and don’t feel groggy when I head downstairs to eat breakfast. I tend to go to bed earlier than I used to, but this is because I’m taking less naps in the afternoon. I’m reading andContinue reading “Happiness”
Dedicated: A Rhythm of Love Novel
Porter and Graves are two guys trying to make their way in the indie music industry. Les Graves is the bad boy, a run-around, the sexy lyricist, and secretly head-over-heels for his band mate Evan Porter. Evan’s still coming to terms with his feelings for Les. The two have been a dynamic duo, working theirContinue reading “Dedicated: A Rhythm of Love Novel”
#weekendcoffeeshare (April 26th – 28th)
Grab a cup of Joe and let’s get stared! This past weekend, I had Friday and Sunday off. I worked on Saturday. I spent my days off reading A Song of Fire and Ice: A Clash of Kings, the second installment in George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series. Things are certainly heating up betweenContinue reading “#weekendcoffeeshare (April 26th – 28th)”
tiny trees flutter in the wind
tiny trees flutter in the wind bending with the blow of the wind stretching their creaky limbs with the older trees tiny trees look up to the large pines tiny trees admire their strong branches “you’ll get there,” sing the pines on the wind’s song “grow, my children,” chirp the robins, the orioles, and theContinue reading “tiny trees flutter in the wind”
Hello, Dolly!
I love going to the theater. As a teenager, I was enamored with the high school version of Les Miserables. I listened to the Broadway version of Les Miserables so many times I had entire songs memorized. My parents and sister put up with playing the tape version for me in the car. I wouldContinue reading “Hello, Dolly!”
Scardust
Raleigh made a promise to his brother, one that he intends to keep. He also desperately wants to join the group headed to Mars. But when a stranger falls from the sky, landing in the dirt in Texas, Raleigh feels himself being pulled in all directions. Can he still fall in love, or will heContinue reading “Scardust”
The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal
In 2003, Jonathan Mooney, a dyslexic young man, set out on a journey in a short bus for several months. From a very young age, Jon was told that he would be unable to make anything of himself. But, he beat the odds, graduating from Brown University with a degree in English literature, and wroteContinue reading “The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal”
#weekendcoffeeshare April Edition (12th – 14th, 19th – 21st)
Hello, dear readers! If we were having coffee, I’d be drinking a breakfast blend. I would also be eating breakfast as well. I’m a cereal kind of gal in the morning. Let’s break down the weekend, shall we?
The Orphan Master’s Son
Pak Jun Do is an orphan. Living in North Korea, he grows up among other wayward children, dictating where they will work, when they will eat, and so on. His father, the orphan master, keeps him and the other kids alive for as long as he can during the famine in the 90s. As anContinue reading “The Orphan Master’s Son”
Call Me by Your Name
First love. First awakening. First everything. When Elio, a young man living in Italy, meets the new arrival to his parent’s home, who open their house to help “young academics revise a manuscript before publication” (p. 4) he hates him. He finds this 24-year-old brash, and standoffish with use of the word, Later! Elio cannotContinue reading “Call Me by Your Name”
Bohemian Rhapsody
Buddy, you’re a boy, make a big noise/playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday This iconic film makes a tribute to Queen’s humble beginnings: Before the band was a huge hit, before the band was a big deal. Freddie Mercury meets his future band-mates playing to a group of young people inContinue reading “Bohemian Rhapsody”
#weekendcoffeeshare April 5 – 7
Happy April! We’re currently in the middle of a snow/thunderstorm. Crazy weather we’ve having here in Minnesota. Let’s breakdown the weekend, shall we?
Dear Mary Oliver,
I never did get to write you when you were here, on this Earth. I regret not telling you how much your poetry calms and inspires me to love the natural world. Still, this is me making up for it.
tiny trees
tiny trees listen bending their branches toward the hikers traipsing through the earth, walking the paths carved by nature lovers who took only photos & left only footprints M.B.B.4/9/19
On Writing
I’ve loved writing ever since I could form letters. Ever since I knew how to formulate stories through play. As a child, I loved telling stories with my Beanies, Crazy Bones in the sandbox, and German animals. (I’ve played with so many toys; these are the top three.)
On Coloring & Listening
I’ve been coloring while re-reading A Little Life. It keeps me going, even when the pages keep getting darker. I’ve missed coloring, it’s been something to help keep my hands busy. (I know I’ve been writing waay too much about my reading experience with A Little Life, but I seriously can’t stop obsessing over it.)Continue reading “On Coloring & Listening”
She’s Baaack!
Dessa’s Chime Dessa’s is back in business! Her singing is as powerful as ever; her raps are as crisp as a freshly printed piece of paper. She’s one of my favorite female rappers: strong, fierce, and unafraid to be honest. She’s part of the sick indie group known as Doomtree. I know those of youContinue reading “She’s Baaack!”
The Nerdy Nook 