It has been a few years since I created an annual reading plan, and now that I’m settled in my new home (I’ve been here a year already) I’m ready to re-evaluate reading intentions. [Read more…]
David McCullough Readalong 2024-2026
I am hosting a Booktube readalong for all the historical books written by David McCullough from 1968 through 2019. The books will be read in the order in which they were published. This will give us a look at the development of this great historian’s writing career.
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Saying More About My Life :: Heart :: Journaling June :: Boxes
How should I use this blog? Sometimes I want to say more than can be said in my monthly reading diary, so I’ve decided to resume writing more general articles here. After all, what is a blog if not a place to share our hearts with our readers?
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Goal: Read a Book From or About Every Country in the World
A new goal for me! I want to read at least one book set in, about or from every country. All the books I’ve already read will count toward this: fiction or nonfiction, juvenile, whatever!
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Clean Reads Reading Plan
I am tired of reading recently written novels with trash in them. By trash I mean anything that offends, like violence, cursing and sex scenes. Today’s literature often carries all three to extremes. In the last few years I’ve been exposed to many types of literature and I’ve decided to back off and only read what makes me happy, so I’ve developed a new reading plan.
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An Anthology of California Short Stories
I’m reading It’s All in the Story: California (an anthology of California short stories) during 2020 – aiming for at least 4 stories per month. There are 24 short stories and so far I’ve liked all that I read. I created this page to make notes on the stories so I can remember them.
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A New Art Table! Also, Video Journal Flip-Through and My OCD
My new art table arrived yesterday. It is an ordinary 6′ white folding plastic table, and is already covered with art supplies. I’m so excited to have it here.
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101 Great Books Recommended by the College Board – Classic Novels and Plays
Just updated! This list has been on my blog more than ten years. I love to read classic literature, and am intrigued by this list of 101 Great Books Recommended for College Bound Readers – recommended by the College Board.
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My Amazing, Bookish Valentine’s Day Gift
If your loved one is an audiobook loving person, this could be the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. I confess, I gave it to myself last year, and I’ve enjoyed it so much, I’m doing the same thing this year.
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels – How Many Have You Read?
I use this page to keep track of Pulitzer prize winning fiction I’ve read. At this point, I haven’t read very many, but I’d like to read more. Let me know how many of these you’ve read and what you recommend or don’t recommend. If you’re a blogger, make your own page and comment here with a link to your blog’s Pulitzer Prize fiction page.
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Life Changes, Vanlife, Travel, the Klamath River, and Me
It is almost the end of January and I haven’t posted anything since December. That’s because my life has been in a state of upheaval for months. Well, that is ending. I’ve moved from North Idaho and settled back into my former (and now current) hometown in Northern California, in the Klamath National Forest. The Lord has blessed me greatly here during the last few months.
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Seven Steps for Developing an Effective Creative Process
Here are seven steps that will help creativity seekers along on the path to increased skill development and productivity.
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Seven Romance Novels I’ve Read and Can Recommend
Today I noticed that Goodreads has declared this to be “Romance Week” so I followed their links to a page naming the Top 100 Romance Novels on Goodreads. I don’t normally read romance novels, so out of 100 novels named, I’ve read only 7 of them, and of those, 4 were classics.
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