Monthly Archives: May 2013
Liebster Award (Questions! Answers! Bookish Links!)
I’d never heard of the Liebster Award until Bookpapercut kindly nominated me. It’s an award/meme/Q&A handed around by bloggers to new blogs worth reading (with less than 200 followers). So here goes. Basically, those nominated for the award must: List 11 random facts about themselves Answer the questions that were asked of them (by the […]
The Power of Comfort Reading
So here’s the thing: the world of my reading is generally composed of what I call ‘comfort books’. Comfort books are the books that you reach for on days when life seems to tilt its balance and spill you over to the edge of a dark place that closely resembles fear. On days like these, […]
Is Writing Meant to be Fun?
Sometimes, I seriously question my desire to become a writer. Have I mistaken a weakness for smooth, creamy paper and inky pens for literary ambition? Have I allowed myself to be seduced by the quiet image of leather bound notebooks on polished wooden cafe tables? Do I, in short, love all the imagined trappings of […]
Buried Beneath All The Lies 