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Title: The Midnight LibraryAuthor: Matt Haig My Rating: 5 Genre: FictionCategory: Contemporary, SpeculativePublished: 2020 Format: PaperbackDate Started: June 1, 2026Date finished: June 27, 2026 Summary: Nora Seed is thirty-five and stuck. She's lost her job at the music shop, her cat has died, her brother isn't speaking to her, and every road she didn't take... Continue Reading →
I'd love to tell you all about the drive out to Grand Junction, but I slept through most of it. I woke up just long enough to catch the aspens turning on the mountainsides, gold against all that dark green, and then I fell asleep again. The air show ran two days, Saturday and Sunday,... Continue Reading →
Title: Upon a Silent MoonAuthor: Liam James My Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Literary RomanceCategory: NovellaPublished: September 19, 2026 Format: ebookDate Started: September 26, 2026Date finished: September 29, 2026 Summary: Sean Cohan has no use for libraries. He's an English teacher and a struggling writer, a father living in the wreckage of a life he... Continue Reading →
Title: Good PeopleAuthor: Patmeena Sabit My Rating: 5 Genre: Literary fiction; mysteryCategory: NovelPublished: February 3, 2026 (Crown) Format: eBookDate Started: February 19, 2026Date finished: February 23, 2026 Summary: The story follows the Sharaf family, Afghan refugees who land in Northern Virginia and build a life there. The family has four children. The two older ones,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat’s a quote that perfectly describes your outlook on life?View all responses Estes Park, CO - July 2026 /// Listening to ///"Enchanted" by David Michael Tardy
I've had Montblanc Signature for about a month now (bottle on the left). The soft white bottle looks painted from the inside but is actually just frosted glass. It quietly became a favorite before I even knew there was more of the family to try. Then two more Montblancs landed on my desk: Signature Absolue,... Continue Reading →
Went to see BUNT. at Mission Ballroom over the weekend and was it amazing! I saw him open for Tiesto in Vail earlier this year in April, and he stood out. However, this experience was different. It was just him and he was electrifying. ▶️ Press Play - the opening: ▶️ Press Play - the... Continue Reading →
The two nights of Dreamstate was the reason my friend and I headed out to San Francisco. So, although we enjoyed all the fabulousness San Francisco offered, we were really there because of Dreamstate. I've already shared about the lights. The lasers, the $17 water, the kind stranger and the diffraction glasses that turned the... Continue Reading →
Title: City of OthersAuthor: Jared Poon My Rating: 2 of 5 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy, LGBTQ+Category: NovelPublished: January 2026 Format: eBookDate Started: February 2, 2026Date finished: February 7, 2026 Summary: The story follows Benjamin Toh, a meticulously organized middle manager for a highly bureaucratized government agency in Singapore called DEUS (Division for Engagement of Unusual... Continue Reading →
If there is one thing San Francisco does exceptionally well, it is food. Between the four days my friend and I spent there, we ate our way across the city: hotpot on arrival night, clam chowder by the waterfront, seafood that tasted like it came straight out of the Bay. I took photos of almost... Continue Reading →
