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This or That?

This or That?

by | May 10, 2019 | general

  I ask this because, I don’t know! There are some books it would be fun to go into (Narnia) and others…not so much (Westeros in Game of Thrones). I’d like to bring house elves from Harry Potter’s world into real life. My house would appreciate it.  I’d...
Book Characters in Real Life

Book Characters in Real Life

by | May 2, 2019 | general

  I came across an interesting question recently: What fictional character is amazing in their book/show/movie, but would be insufferable if you had to deal with them in mundane everyday situations?   I immediately thought of Jack Sparrow. I love watching...
Weird but fun German words.

Weird but fun German words.

by | Apr 27, 2019 | general

It’s been a while since we talked fun words. I took German in high school, and while I’ve forgotten most of it, I do remember our German friends’ love of compound nouns. Have two nouns that are vaguely related?  Shove ‘em into one word! Who cares if it’s now 27...
what are you reading?

what are you reading?

by | Apr 21, 2019 | general

Helllooo!! What are you reading? Do you recommend it? image credit     I just finished Barbara Kloss’s The Gods of Men, and it was AMAZING. I may have gasped out loud at a reveal during the climax. And now I’m starting Alisha Klapheke’s The...
Medieval Book Curses

Medieval Book Curses

by | Apr 6, 2019 | general

Did you know… …medieval scribes put curses in their books lest anyone harm them? I’m not sure I blame them. Being a scribe in the Middle Ages would have been slow, detailed work. Can you imagine writing this?   Apparently these scribes weren’t...