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Inklings // October 2024
I'm a little on the late-ish side, but here I am for the October Inklings link-up! The prompt for this month (check out the rules for linking up here) is a scene by a lake in book or film. I've…
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“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” (beware ✨aesthetics✨ ahead)
I wanted a post celebrating the beautiful season that is autumn, and eventually I hit on the idea of autumn-themed period drama mood boards. Part of the credit for this inspiration goes to a random denizen of the Internet who…
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Highlights from Khraniteli (Soviet Fellowship of the Ring)
Where The Lord of the Rings are concerned, I'm more of a by-the-books kind of girl. But there is one film version I would like to highlight for you all today for Tolkien Week (check out Hamlette's post here to…
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Tolkien Blog Party Tag
The Tolkien Blog Party has started (see Hamlette's kick-off post here!), and there's a fun tag for it. I fear my tag answers will shame me, as I'm a comparatively light-ish Tolkien fan...I've read The Hobbit and LOTR multiple times,…
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Inklings // September 2024
What ho, readers all! The Inklings prompt for September (check out the rules for linking up here!) is a scene in a kitchen in book or film. I've decided to share the scene near the very beginning of Eight Cousins…
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20 Questions Book Tag
For those of us still in some form of education, welcome back to the school year! (If you need a little encouragement for the new year, check out this old post of mine of 10 Things to Be Grateful for…
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Of Tea and Idiots and Ominous Crashes (aka Story Snippets)
I fear that my last few posts - including this one - have been a little on the slapdash side. I apologize. I do have an actual substantive post in the works, which I should be posting by the end…
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10 Books and 10 Movies Perfect for Summer
Audio version of "10 Books and 10 Movies Perfect for Summer" is available here. This is a bit late in coming, perhaps, seeing how the summer is half over...but better late than never, right? Many of these stories are on…
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Ramblings on That Hideous Strength
I've reviewed the other two books in the Space Trilogy (here and here!) so in this post I'll finish off the series and ramble about That Hideous Strength. I must admit that That Hideous Strength is my least favorite of the…
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Beautiful People: Pauline Gantley
Audio version of "Beautiful People: Pauline Gantley" is available here. A little while ago I did a ramblish post regarding first drafts and writer's block. I mentioned a project of mine (known henceforth as Pauline Story Take 3), and the…