Jennifer Schaffer of BuzzFeed has selected some of the most beautiful sentences in literature (below), and that made somebody ask me about what I like in my own works. I…Continue readingWhat do YOU like?
11 things you should know about bookworms, Kim Quindlen warns at Thought Catalog e.g. 6. When we see your apartment, the first thing we will look for is your bookcase,…Continue readingDare you date a bookworm?
Business of Ferrets – Image credit: Michael Lyons 50 Collective Nouns to Bolster Your Vocabulary Collective nouns may seem like quirky ways to describe groups, Lucas Reilly writes at Mental…Continue readingWorship of Writers
Blejsko Lake, Alps – Photo by Karol Nienartowicz On winter holidays in the lost land of my childhood, I went with my family to this lake in the Alps at…Continue readingSkating in the Alps
There is absolutely no way in hell you appreciate books as much as this third grader does. Nope. No way. Madison loves books. And she tells you exactly why in…Continue reading‘The world neeeeds books!’
7 Essential Books Starring Dysfunctional Families “Dysfunctional families are no laughing matter”, Off the Shelf reports, “more so when you’re a part of one. Who can stand your mother’s fiery…Continue readingLove the Madness
No word I invented made the Top Ten list below, but “jin-shei“, my word for the sisters-of-the-heart relationship, that I wrote about in ‘Secrets of JIn-shei‘, has circled the world.…Continue readingWho said it first?
From time immemorial, men have been wondering about, and trying to understand, just what it is that “women want”. And yet, when they’re told… there’s a chorus of anguish, angst,…Continue readingWhat do women want?
I mean heard my real voice, not the one you hear in your head when you read one of my books? No? Well here’s your chance.The Skiffy and Fanty podcast…Continue readingEver heard me?
QUIZ: Classic Houses In Literature on the Imaginary Real Estate Market Bright, colorful farmhouse in rural Canadian townThe Western canon is having a real estate sale: All the settings of…Continue readingWhich would you buy?