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Title: The Porcelain MakerAuthor: Sarah FreethyGenre: Historical FictionYear Published: November 7, 2023 Date Started: October 27, 2023Date finished: October 30, 2023 This story about a daughter looking for the story behind the porcelain maker was beautifully written. While the daughter investigates the history of the porcelain artist, we are taken into the back story of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Four PowersAuthor: Jason M. HananiaGenre: Fiction, PoliticalYear Published: June 21, 2023 Date Started: October 16, 2023Date finished: October 18, 2023 This book provides another way to look at our world and especially the American political system as far as who is really in charge. Author, Jason M. Hanania takes us further than what... Continue Reading →
Title: AndroneAuthor: Dwain WorrellGenre: Sci-fi; MilitaryYear Published: September 1, 2023 Date Started: August 8, 2023Date finished: October 10, 2023 This book follows Sargeant Paxton Ares on his deployment to take down an enemy. His mind is often preoccupied with his pregnant girlfriend and him becoming a father. It’s something he’s nervous about but excited about... Continue Reading →
Title: Stranger in a Strange LandAuthor: Robert A. HeinleinGenre: Sci-fi; ClassicYear Published: June 1, 1961 Date Started: June 7, 2023Date finished: July 24, 2023 What I like about classic sci-fi is that you not only get the voice/style of the author, but you also get the ethical and moral storytelling of that period. These classics... Continue Reading →
Title: The Time Patriot: Episode One – Hail Mary PassAuthor: Kim MegaheeGenre: Alternate Historical Fiction, Sci-fiYear Published: October 11, 2022 Date Started: September 27, 2023Date finished: October 7, 2023 The story takes place in 2037 where corruption has ruined the United States. A man named Marc McKnight was tasked with traveling through time to bring... Continue Reading →
Title: The Music Within Your HeartAuthor: Isaac Samuel MillerGenre: Women’s Fiction; Coming of AgeYear Published: August 9, 2023 Date Started: September 25, 2023Date finished: September 27, 2023 This is a story about love and overcoming life obstacles. We follow Sophia from childhood into adulthood where she learns of her faults and determination. Sophia loses her... Continue Reading →
Title: The CreatorDirector: Gareth EdwardsGenre: Sci-fi Action Thriller; DystopianDate Released: September 29, 2023 Date Watched: September 29, 2023, on IMAX The Creator is a sci-fi dystopian movie about artificial intelligence. The U.S. blames New Asia for a nuclear explosion in Los Angeles, CA and is out to stop them from creating more AI because they... Continue Reading →
Title: I Beat CancerAuthor: Dan CornishGenre: Nonfiction; Self-helpYear Published: August 7, 2023 Date Started: September 11, 2023Date finished: September 14, 2023 Cancer is one of those things where you don’t think it can happen to you until it does and then you find yourself shocked, confused, and worried. You start to look for ways to... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?View all responses The photo above is of my dad (right) and a friend. The story was that my dad, who was twelve at the time, wanted to wear the costume but his parents didn't want to help him put... Continue Reading →
Title: Word WiseAuthor: Will JelbertGenre: Nonfiction; Self-help Year Published: October 20, 2020Date Started: August 14, 2023 Date finished: August 16, 2023 This book covers communication through the English language. The book is broken down into two parts. The first part covers the ways society has become poor word choice users, using slang and made-up words... Continue Reading →
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