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"Why is the sky blue," she asked. "Do you want the scientific answer or the poetic one?" her partner responds. "Both." She smiles. "When you look up, the sun catches your eyes before all other things and scatters the light everywhere, sharing their brilliance for all the world to see." #writersofinstagram #bluesky"Those guides, though," he said, laughing, considering their recent hike through the mountains-nestled remains of Machu Picchu. "Right?" she agreed. "Oh look! This random piece of rock is SUPER important." "I wish we had heard why it was important." He leaned into her, casually, without any real intention. They sat closely and comfortably on the train already, but they'd long ago slipped into an easy physical connection. Close enough to say, "let's go on a big vacation together." "You know what's cool?" he said, "This vacation. I've really loved traveling with you." "Yeah, it's worked out really well." She almost joked about trying out for The Amazing Race, but she didn't want to hear him say that was crazy, that it would break them. She wasn't ready for them to be broken, yet. "My parents used to hike all over the place with me and my brother in backpacks," she said instead. "Can you imagine? Hauling us around everywhere like that?" "That would be amazing," he breathed out. "Really?" she asked, turning to him. "Definitely. We'd have the cutest half-American, half-Dutch babies. We'd show them the world," he smiled, without guile, without expectation, and she knew then, they would never be broken. #eavesdropping #writersofinstagramIt works out. Still, rejection stings. #6wordstory #writersofinstagram“Pops, pops! Do you see that one house with the big yard and the tree in the middle of it?” he asks his dad, his nose pressed up against the glass. His dad chuckles, unable to see much beyond the little head with big ideas that fills the squished in window on the plane. “Yeah,” he pretends, “I see it.” “Ima buy that house when I’m grown, then build a awesome tree house and that’s where Jamar and me are gon’ live.” “You won’t live in the big house?” “Naw. You and moms can live there. And Jamar’s parents. I can fix lots of stuff, but you can fix *everything*.” “How do you know Jamar will want to live there with you?” “Because we tight. And he told me about all the stuff we’re gon’ do with our kids. Teach ‘em stuff. See?” His dad smiles and leans in to share the window space with his son, their cheeks lined up, noses to the glass. “Yeah, I see. That’s a good plan.” #Future #writersofinstagram-
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Recent Reads and Recs: August 2012 Edition
Brief thoughts on books you may or may not want to explore on your own. ADULT FICTION A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin I tried hard to like this book based upon recommendations and the popularity of … Continue reading
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Tagged George R.R. Martin, John Scalzi, Patrick Somerville, reading, Recent Reads and Recs, review
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Recent Reads and Recs: July 2012 Edition
Brief thoughts on books you may or may not want to explore on your own. ADULT NONFICTION Bossypants, by Tina Fey I’m not a huge non-fiction reader at all, and increasingly less so if the non-fiction book in question is … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Josh Ritter, Madeleine George, reading, Recent Reads and Recs, review, Tayari Jones, Tina Fey
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Saturday Summation – 26 May 2012
Here are some of my most interesting blog and news reads of the week: Reading Stuff: The debate on the appropriateness of Young Adult literature content re-opened for a bit when US News posted this article about whether or not … Continue reading
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Tagged books, criticism, review, Saturday Summation, writing, YA literature
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Recent Reads and Recs: March 2012 Edition
Reviews that aren’t really reviews, but glimpses into some books I’ve read that might cross your path… and if they don’t, maybe some of them should: ADULT FICTION Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss I know of only 2 other … Continue reading
Recent Reads and Recs: December 2011 Edition
My second installment of reviews that aren’t really reviews, but glimpses into some books I’ve read that might cross your path… and if they don’t, maybe some of them should: ADULT FICTION The Untelling, by Tayari Jones I had read … Continue reading
Recent Reads and Recs: November 2011 Edition
I am trying out this way of giving some book reviews without giving actual reviews because I discovered that writing a full review is a lot of work (even if it is worthwhile), and a lot of pressure, and in … Continue reading
REVIEW: Four Years from Home – Larry Enright
It is classified primarily as a mystery, but the core theme of Four Years from Home, by Larry Enright touches more upon the mystery of self-exploration and relationships than perhaps the typical murder mystery. The book opens with a family … Continue reading
