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middle-aged reflection and other poems

The Soft Black Stars by Matthew Buckley Smith

October 12, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Soft Black Stars by Matthew Buckley Smith was a gift from a friend of mine. She and I compare our poetry and she has been an excellent editor and inspiration to me. Our styles vary immensely (usually she writes personal, longer poetry, with clever use of styles and formats; mine are a bit shorter, less personal, free verse). Occasionally I will have a surprise package and a book will be that surprise. Usually a poetry collection that she has been part of, a friend […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: Chapbook, Children, domestic life, Marriage, Matthew Buckley Smith, middle-aged reflection, Money, sex

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:367 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: Chapbook, Children, domestic life, Marriage, Matthew Buckley Smith, middle-aged reflection, Money, sex ·
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this woman’s work

If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley

April 20, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Bill Bryson’s delightful At Home: A Short History of Private Life came first, but Lucy Worsley’s If Walls Could Talk separates itself from the predecessor by being, well, more intimate! I promise this will be a review of If the Walls Could Talk, but if you are ever in need of a peaceful “sleep read” then I highly recommend plugging into the audio adaptation of Bryson’s book- it is seriously soothing. The biggest difference between At Home and If Walls Could Talk is the female perspective. Bryson’s book was framed around […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bill Bryson, British history, domestic life, home history, housekeeping, housework, invention, Lucy worsley, social history, world history

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:35 · Genres: Audiobooks, Cooking/Food, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bill Bryson, British history, domestic life, home history, housekeeping, housework, invention, Lucy worsley, social history, world history ·
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