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Month: May 2022

#OneWord2022: Connecting, disconnecting, reconnecting

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May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 ~ Lory ~ 16 Comments

Even though my One Word this year is "Connect," I know full well it's not possible to be connected to everything all the time. We humans are too weak and frail for that; we need breaks, or else it's as if we've stuck our finger into an electric socket and can't get it out. So … Continue reading #OneWord2022: Connecting, disconnecting, reconnecting

#Narniathon21: The unforbidden fruit

May 19, 2022May 26, 2022 ~ Lory ~ 14 Comments

And so in the course of our Narniathon reading we come to the book that C.S. Lewis started second, finished last, and yet is chronologically first in the series, including as it does an account of the creation of Narnia. In my last post on The Horse and His Boy, I explained my new theory … Continue reading #Narniathon21: The unforbidden fruit

Month in Review: April 2022 (and Blog Break)

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 ~ Lory ~ 24 Comments

Literature I dedicated this month to Reading the Theatre, and though at first I thought I might read two or three books, it was so much fun I found it hard to stop. Of course, any time of year is great to read theatre-themed books, but an occasional binge seems to increase the fun for … Continue reading Month in Review: April 2022 (and Blog Break)

Beautiful Books: Two psychological masterpieces

May 1, 2022April 30, 2022 ~ Lory ~ 18 Comments

Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House (1959)Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (1963) Lately I seem to have been reading a lot of amazing memoirs by women, frequently dealing with psychological manipulation and coming out of a state of subjugation or abuse. (Tara Westover's Educated being the most recent example -- and it turned out … Continue reading Beautiful Books: Two psychological masterpieces

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