Category Archives: On the Nightstand

Coronado and Mystery Walk

Posted on October 30, 2007 by

Days without return call from landlord: almost two What we ate for dinner Monday night, sans oven: bok choy and pork stirfry with lots and lots of garlic and olive oil, cooked in the wok. S. loved it and gave … Continue reading →

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Revising my reading, October edition

Posted on October 8, 2007 by

Last week I found myself not reading, and whenever I find myself not reading that means other demands are taking up more of my time than is ideal, and I need to revise my reading goals in turn.  I know … Continue reading →

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Realistic reading

Posted on June 19, 2007 by

It has come to my attenion recently that I am not reading Anna Karenina. Oh, I think about it almost every night – I’m somewhere past page five hundred now, you know. I’ve watched Anna leave her cold, (somewhat) uncompromising … Continue reading →

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The Hollow Man – Dan Simmons – Review

Posted on April 19, 2007 by

I decided to join Carl’s  Once Upon a Time reading challenge because I thought it could open me up to different types of books.  I’m still not sure what quest I’m doing; having completed one book I’ve successfully completed one … Continue reading →

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Book Talk Brain Dump

Posted on March 27, 2007 by

Every time I think I’m getting in a rhythm with my blogging, I’m thrown a curve-ball. I had the best of intentions to blog over the weekend but various and sundry plans kept me away from home for most of … Continue reading →

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I am Charlotte Simmons

Posted on March 18, 2007 by

First of all, it wasn’t until I was halfway through I am Charlotte Simmons when it dawned on me that I am forever confusing Tom Wolfe and Tobias Wolff. A. particularly doesn’t like Tom Wolfe and when she mentions this … Continue reading →

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Bookish Thoughts

Posted on January 6, 2007 by

This morning when I went running I had to dodge large puddles of water. The air carried the scent of thawing ground and for all the world I could have believed spring was arriving exceptionally early to Michigan and probably … Continue reading →

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The situation, this week

Posted on December 6, 2006 by

A couple of weeks ago, I sort of threw my had in the ring for a writing position at a corporate healthcare entity. I wasn’t sure if I wanted the position or not – it’s more responsibility, longer hours, etc. … Continue reading →

Posted in Currently Reading, On the Nightstand, Working Girl | 16 Comments

A meme and the fourth poem…

Posted on August 15, 2006 by

Litlove from Tales from the Reading Room created this lovely meme – I try to do memes on ‘off’ posting days so they don’t substitute for my own blogging – but I love them so! Also at the end of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Currently Reading, Everything In Between, On the Nightstand, Top 100 Poems, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

A bitter pill, bummer, chagrin, letdown, downer, hindrance

Posted on August 8, 2006 by

contravention, defeat, foiling, the old one-two — all words my trusty Roget’s Thesaurus offers up for what I’m feeling today, which is frustration.   But at least it’s good old work frustration, which usually means, quite frankly, that it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Hopelessly Indulgent Reflection, On the Nightstand, Top 100 Poems | 12 Comments