Cannonball Read 18

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The book that reintroduced itself to me via my foot

Feeling Like an ADHD Alien by Pina Varnel,

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If you haven’t guessed, I like reading. And when a coworker reviewed Feeling Like an ADHD Alien by Pina Varnel, I said, “That sounds like a “me” book.” And I asked for their reader’s copy. And when I finally obtained it, I misplaced it. But one day, I was looking for something else and Varnel’s book fell on my foot. Maybe not the best way to reintroduce yourself, but I figured it was a sign that it was time to read it. Both familiar and […]

Fairy Tales as Free Therapy

Ripening: Why Women Need Fairytales Now by Sharon Blackie

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Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now by Sharon Blackie is probably the only type of self-help book I like. Dr. Blackie is a psychologist and folklorist who examines how women can apply fairy tales and folklore to the different parts of their lives. She likens a woman’s life cycle to that of a tree (which is very fairy-tale of her), and makes a very sound case for the use of fairy tales as bibliotherapy. Dr. Blackie believes we are all storytellers of a sort, […]

Thoughtful and Generous

Actually, Nevermind by Taylor Tomlinson

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Rating: 4 Stars In a nutshell: Comedian Tomlinson shares some of her life story via essays focused on areas where she’s grown and changed her mind. Best for: Fans of thoughtful essays with a bit of humor. Those who enjoy Tomlinson’s style of humor. Quote that made me think: I originally listened to the audio book (read by the author) so didn’t note any down. I plan to read the hard copy I also bought next year, so that review will I’m SURE have some […]

The bigger picture of witchcraft and wicca

Witchcraft: A Graphic History: Stories of wise women, healers and magic by Lindsay Squire

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Part fiction and part non-fiction, Witchcraft: A Graphic History: Stories of wise women, healers and magic includes the history of one woman Biddy Early, (perhaps not well-known to today’s audience, but one of Ireland’s most famous witches). It is told as a story of how she helped her village, but still people feared her powers while in-between are parts the history of witch trials, tools of the trade, familiars, types of witches/witchcraft and more. Both historical people and women of mythology come to life as […]

The “jujitsuffragettes”

The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu by Clément Xavier, Lisa Lugrin, Edward Gauvin and Albertine Ralenti

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Back in July I had some vacation time which I took so I could be with my oldest nephew for his birthday (somehow ice cream tastes sweeter when you share it with him), do some adult (by my standards) reading, and take time to think about what I read, could be reading and will read. Especially in my “out of wheelhouse” category, which actually occurred with some official comic book reading but (maybe) more on that later. The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women’s Suffrage, and […]

For the Children

Looking at the Sky: How Dr. Janusz Korczak Fought for Children's Rights by Amanda West Lewis and Abigail Rajunov

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To me, it is always funny when you find a book and really all you can say is, “Wow.”  This Wow can be “WOW! Greatest ever.” Or “Wow, really you wasted a tree on that?” Or even, “Well, wow. That’s an experience.” And Looking at the Sky: How Dr. Janusz Korczak Fought for Children’s Rights by Amanda West Lewis and illustrator Abigail Rajunov left me with a Wow as my initial thought. Not Wow Best ever. Or even Wow that was neat. But Wow, that’s […]



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