You say potpourri, I say Gallimaufry
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An Inconvenient Truth
Book lovers love books. Wise book lovers know that the people who write those books a) have a bias b) have an opinion c) have an agenda (sometimes as innocuous as wanting people to buy their book) d) don’t necessarily mean their books to be read by everyone Wise book lovers don’t want books banned.
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Variety Pack
Included in this variety pack—how organized people stay organized (lists!) and a discovery of stationary from my childhood from someone who either thought I had a gift of writing, or thought it was about time I wrote home more. Also a return to the archetype (oh, how I have longed for an excuse to use
Reality Reboot
Some of my favorite stories were the ones with time travel. The sort of time travel that can go back to undo wrongs and sadness or go forward to prevent wrongs and sadness. Reality reboot/redo/do-over is one way to fix the past. -Like comforting myself that although I was never a flower girl at a
Boring Big Rigs, Boynton, My first Book
Last year was my first novel’s tenth birthday. I never thought about throwing it a party. But in 2014, my family threw a wonderful book release party and it is still on my top 100 favorite days. I am getting old so there are many, many hundreds of favorite days. So being in the top
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Disgruntlement and “A Hundred Magical Reasons”
An unqualified recommendation of the book “A Hundred Magical Reasons” by Laura DeNooyer. For fans of western Michigan, L. Frank Baum, Wizard of Oz, dual timeline books, nostalgia, good writing, resolution of old wounds, and so much more. An excellent book and worth violating my “4-minutish video” rule. Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1649174381?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Website link to win
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Oz, Mortal Flesh, Jan Hagel
https://youtu.be/RrCRJBd3vkQ Jan Hagel1 cup butter1 cup sugar1 egg—separated2 cups flour1/2 tsp. cinnamon1 T water1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecansHeat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease jelly roll pan (15×10-ish for crisp cookies, large cake pan for thicker ones.) Mix butter, sugar, egg yolk. Blend sifted flour and cinnamon, stir into butter mixture and pat
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