I am surrounded by the feeling of never being good enough. Never a good enough teacher because I’m a 3 on evaluations instead of a 5. Because my kids are too loud and sometimes test too low. Because I lose my cool and snap at them sometimes. Never a good enough leader because I don’t …
Book Review #65: Cursed (Lost in the Vast #3)
With every jump through time, bonds splinter just a little more. The bonds between friends. The bonds holding reality together. The bonds of the human mind. The bonds that separate worlds. Alexis, Cole, Trent, and Dante find themselves in an new reality full of monsters, but little do they know, the real monster is already …
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A Little More
TW: This post contains discussions around intense grief. I went back to work this week. For the first time in two months. At first, it was a bittersweet feelings. I've missed my colleagues; I've craved more structure in my life. Yet, at the same time, I wasn't ready to put summer behind me. You would …
In the Room With It
I spend so much of my time wishing I was happy. Wishing I was normal. Wishing I could remember things better. Wishing I could smile more, laugh more, sigh (happily, of course) more. I chase after that feeling of contentment like a a beagle after a rabbit— the hunts instinctual and unavoidable and almost so …
Book Review #15: What Lies Beneath by Michael R. Lowe
The ancient realm of Xovia is in turmoil. A dark, powerful figure known as The Masked One runs rampant across the land, pillaging and kidnapping as he sees fit. This evil entity is searching for the Lost Crowns, which will allow him to ascend to The Empty Throne, thus becoming the ruler of all.When Arturius …
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Book Review #12: Oath Breakers by Andrei Saygo
Quick Synopsis:Robert Connor seemingly lives a normal life. He goes to work, comes home, works out at the gym, and enjoys his free time with his maine coon Ariel. But underneath his regular exterior, Rob has a secret.He sees invisible assassins. Or rather hashashins, as he's dubbed them.On one particular night out with his friends, …
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Book Review #9: Misericorde by Cynthia Morgan
In the year 2446, the world exists as a mere shell of what it used to be. The Great Catalyst tore the human race apart as the Horsemen rode. War, Pestilence, Famine... All that remains to ride is Death.Archangel Tzadkiel, Angel of Mercy, had taken the task upon himself to find one human on the …
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Book Review #8: Cells by Julia Cowan
When James Hall wakes up in a dark, doorless, concrete box with no clue of how he got there or where "there" is, he has no idea that this is just the beginning of his problems. The truth unravels itself slowly: this is an unofficial, covert prison designed by two twisted minds to remove offenders …