by admin | Jan 23, 2024 | News
A memory popped up on Facebook from five years ago: Why do professionals discount reading as a way of relaxing and unwinding? Lately I’ve been asked a few times what I do to relax before bed. I tell them I read, and they told me to use apps for meditation! This...
by admin | Jan 19, 2024 | News
I am not a poet. If I sit down with the purpose of writing poetry, nothing comes out. Or, if it does, it’s forced and doesn’t flow, though usually the rhymes are great. That said, there are times when I sit down to write and a poem is what comes out....
by admin | Jan 14, 2024 | News
One of the messages I want to spread to kids about reading is that they read like a grown up. Before you start yelling at me, hear me out. I’m not saying that kids should read the same books that grown ups do. There is something to be said for reading books with...
by admin | Jan 8, 2024 | Blog
When I was growing up, I didn’t feel like I had a particular talent. I learned flute and piano, but I wasn’t very good. I also didn’t have a passion for it like my sister did. It was just something I did and I could take it or leave it. I read a lot...
by admin | Jan 1, 2024 | What I've Read
Happy New Year! It’s the first day of 2024, and a brand new year that I hope will be full of books. I finished 2023 by reading 97 books. At the start of the year, I set a small goal, and then increased it during the year as I read more books. I plan to do the...
