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It’s that glorious time of year again, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the art of poetry! April might possibly be my favorite month because of this. (It’s also my birthday month, so I might be a bit biased.) But poetry! The words, the rhythms, the forms and fragments, the soul-searing, joyful expressions of people’s…
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I love poetry. I love all that is says, all that it can mean, I love the multitude of forms it takes and that no matter how you write it you aren’t wrong because it is an expression of you. In honor of the day, here are some of my favorite pieces, as well as…
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Hello, and happy February! It’s a short month but a busy one for me with reviews, projects, and snail mail! Snail mail, you ask? Yes, snail mail. February plays host to an absolutely delightful event known as International Correspondence Writing Month, or InCoWriMo. Word nerds such as myself post our contact information on the address…
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It’s that time again! A new year to start a new reading challenge! Oh, yeah, and those resolution things that I never keep. But that’s not important. What is important is that it’s time to set my new Goodreads Challenge! I may be more than a little obsessed with this. As a book lover, though,…
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Every once in a while you find a book that literally changes your life. It changes your outlook, how you approach situations, or it may actually change you. I found such a book a handful of years ago. Picked up at the Little Free Library just around the corner from my house, this collection of…
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Every month my local library holds a book sale. Oh, the treasures that can be found for a dollar! My last library romp saw me spending $25. My books came to $17, and I made a donation because 1: I love libraries and want them to stay open, and 2: I have been a patron…
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Hello and welcome to my corner of the internet. My name is Nicole, and I am a word nerd. I am a mom, wife, sister, cat-slave, bestie, and friend. A total book geek who’s been reading since I was three. A tea drinker who loves to make a pot of tea in the afternoon and…
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