spinning yarns from heartstrings
I have an incredible amount of respect for former First Lady, Michelle Obama, so imagine my excitement upon discovering she was putting out an autobiography. Finally getting my hands on a copy, I couldn’t wait to slip into the bathtub with a glass of wine and dive in. I love autobiographies, so much more than […]
Drawn to the light, the servant clung to the ledge and listened. It’d been a long time since a sacrifice had come if its own volition, and the mistress had become more distant the hungrier she grew. The servant reached out, a single leg perching at the edge, and bid herself not to tremble. She would […]
This is not a post about Bob Ross, though, I guess in some ways, it kind of is. Like just about everyone else on the planet, I remember Bob Ross’s “Joy of Painting” show on PBS. I remember staring at the screen, head tilted and wondering how a bunch of blobs of paint could come […]
I have been a huge fan of Sebastien de Castell‘s fiction since the very first page of Traitor’s Blade. Back in the day, before my website got ruined, there were intricate reviews of The Greatcoats books, touting my eternal love for the imaginary characters created by this author; alas, those reviews are but a scant […]
“You never should have crossed me, Egan. I recommend you start running.” She leveled the barrel in his direction and cocked her head thoughtfully, a slow grin touching her lips. Without even looking back, she said, “He’s all yours, Franklin.” She didn’t need to see his face to know Franklin was smiling. There was nothing […]
My husband picked this book up at the library and said he’d heard good things about it, that I might like it, so I skimmed through the jacket flap and thought, “Huh, this does sound good,” so I tucked it into my N7 knapsack and proceeded to peruse the New Releases section. I mean, it […]
I must say, I am glad I didn’t pick V.E. Schwab’s Vicious until several years after it was published, otherwise I would have waited five years to find out what happened following the epic cliffhanger at the end of that book. And now, I find myself in a similar position after finishing Vengeful: staring into the […]
Fern said she knew a place he could go, a hideaway that the sun never reached and the ice was miles thick. Drifts of snow swept in on the howling winds, packing tight against the caverns for insulation. She’d take him, and he could make a home there, revel in the ice storms as they […]
Ever since the Great British Bake Off swept into our lives, it’s rekindled a love for baking I’ve held onto since I was a child. My mother was always in the kitchen when I was growing up, prepping, cooking, baking, and as soon as I had my own kitchen at 20, I embraced the tradition […]
I have always been fascinated with Artificial Intelligence, a future wherein androids dream of electric sheep and so much more, so when I came across Martha Wells‘ Murderbot Diaries series of novellas at the library I knew I was taking them home to indulge. A corporate future demands the Company be party to all space-faring […]