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Hi everyone! I hope you're all well. Today is Wednesday, and it's time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you'd like to participate in the challenge, you can find the list of topics for 2025 here. If you are interested in reading other people's responses to this week's topic, you can do so here. A Strange or Useless Talent I Have I don’t really have any strange or useless talents, at least none that I can think of.

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Hi everyone! I hope you're all well. Today is Wednesday, and it's time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you'd like to participate in the challenge, you can find the list of topics for 2025 here. If you're interested in reading other people's responses to this week's topic, you can do so here. Books I've Recommended and Why I’ve recommended so many books over the years for many different reasons. Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig…

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Hi everyone! I hope you're all well. Today is Wednesday, and it's time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you'd like to participate in the challenge yourself, you can find the list of topics for 2025 here. If you're interested in reading other people's responses to this week's topic, you can do so here. Things that Scare Me In general, there are so many things that scare me. I’ve had crippling anxiety for years and years, leading to agoraphobia.

Hi everyone! I hope you're all well. Today is Wednesday, and it's time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you'd like to participate in the challenge, you can find the list of topics for 2025 here. If you're interested in reading other people's responses to this week's topic, you can do so here. Books I Read on Someone's Recommendation The DeepLast year, lovely Lydia Scoch recommended I read The Deep, a novella by Rivers Solomon, and I thought it was brilliant.

Are you up for a writing challenge? Read on for more details. When I started blogging in 2014, I had no idea what Flash Fiction was. Just as I was about to throw in the towel with my blog, I stumbl…

Hi everyone! I hope you're all well. Today is Wednesday, and it's time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you'd like to participate in the challenge, you can find the list of topics for 2025 here, and if you'd like to read others' responses to this week's topic, you can do so here. Popular/Famous Books I Don't Plan to Read War and PeaceWar and Peace is not for me; at 1,225 pages, it's just far too long. I had planned to read it at one point, but I kept putting it off.

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A few days ago, I bought the first issue of Tinkle magazine for my 7-year-old daughter, so that I could inculcate in her the habit of reading magazines. I have occasionally bought Magic Pot for her…

CONvergence, held in Minneapolis, is a convention for science fiction and fantasy fans in all media. It began in 1999 and has been going strong since.  Some time in November of 2024, maybe aft…

Hi everyone! I hope you're all well. Today is Wednesday, and it's time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you'd like to participate in the challenge, you can find the list of topics for 2025 here. If you're interested in reading other people's responses to this week's topic, you can do so here. Books I Would or Wouldn't Reread and Why There are several books that I reread semi-regularly. 'A Christmas Carol'. 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas…

SoCS Badge – Image is by Shelley Krupa Stream of Consciousness Saturday is a writing prompt series that can be found at the blog “Life in Progress”. The prompt for this Saturday is “eek/eke.”…