But hey, I’m an atheist, I’m opposed to all religions.
Where’s my Wand?
Eric Poole shares his pre-adolecent adventures about his OCD mother, his “Mr. Mom” father and his rebellious older sister, Val. When his parent’s have a fight that ends with his dad walking out one night Eric finds an old blanket and transforms himself into Endora from Bewitched to conjure up some magic to bring him back. The next day, Eric’s father returns and sets the stage for an impressionable young boy to believe he has powers. Each essay is about a time when Eric used […]
Some More Feng Shui Reading — Done
My quest continues, to improve my health, my life, my surroundings. I have recently been making some changes around the house, utilizing the age-old practice of feng shui to improve our surroundings. Feng shui must be big in the British Isles, because three out of five of these books on this list were written by Brits. I’m not sure if that means anything, but it is interesting that most of the books that I am picking up to research the subject turn out to be […]
Because Literally Dying of a Broken Heart Has to be The Worst
Last week I took the afternoon off and treated myself to my favorite local bookstore, tacos, and a quiet afternoon. I had no books in mind while I was browsing, but the second I read the description of this book, I was in. A girl literally dies of a broken heart and then has to navigate the afterlife while watching those left behind cope with her death? It’s pretty much literary crack to me. Brie’s boyfriend Jacob takes her to dinner one night shortly before […]
Fortified with Essential Minerals!
I was taught that when grocery shopping to stick to the perimeter of the store because he aisles of the store contain the foods that would make me fat. I have an intermediate understanding of what foods or macros one should consume to remain healthy and a book that delved into the story behind the food seemed very interesting. The book jumps right into a secret meeting where food companies got together to discuss their products collectively. Right away, one executive declares that he will […]
Notes to Boys by Pamela Ribon
I started reading Pamie.com in high school. It was one of the first online journals I ever followed (back in the dark days of 2003). While the others that I discovered at the time (Velcrometer, Tomato Nation) have fallen off my radar, I still follow everything Pamie writes with a religious fervor. While I, of course, love her fiction, I’ve always like her true stories best. She has mentioned countless times in her blog how she used to write incredibly long letters to boys, letters […]