Fiction
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Our Halloween Book Pick: Don’t Tell Jenn
We finally picked our Halloween read… and it’s not what I expected. Also, remember: we are absolutely not telling Jenn. I’ll explain why.
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Halloween Reads, Bookstore Elves, and a Purrfectly Ironic Ending
I went searching for a cozy, non-scary Halloween book and ended up with great recommendations, a delightful bookstore detour, and, because the universe has jokes, a novel about Schrödinger’s Cat.
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The Books That Shaped My Life: From Avalon to Faulkner (A Very Beth-ISH Reading List)
A friend’s podcast got me thinking about the books that shaped me – the fantasy that gave me a new perspective as a bullied teen, the sci‑fi epic that opened my imagination, and the Faulkner novel that hit with emotional force and felt familiar and true. This isn’t a complete list, just the ones that…
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It’s a Boy!
This month’s writing prompts came in the form of three photos posted on Flickr. One was a rather vibrant photo of newly hatched robins – their necks outstretched, their eyes completely closed – truly gorgeous. The next showed a Goth trailer sitting unhitched in front of a view of the beach – a scruffy looking…
The Big Blue Mess 