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Library Reopening
Our library reopened, but just for appointments to pick up holds outside. Naturally I had 4 bags of books waiting for me. I requested most of them in early spring, so now I have almost no idea why I wanted … Continue reading
About That 94%
Posting a link here to the 94% comorbidities story, because I dream of a future in which a reader might say “What? What 94% thing?” in a distant-history kind of way, and not in a distracted-by-even-worse-news-tomorrow way. Still not gonna … Continue reading
Only Our Destiny | ManyBooks
I have a new book review over on ManyBooks: Only Our Destiny by A. G. Russo takes readers through the tragedies and setbacks of one Italian family from the small fishing village of Punto Roccioso. Although the family and the town … Continue reading
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Coronavirus Articles I’m Tired of Rereading
1. This person who said coronavirus was fake got coronavirus and died. I don’t want to read this as a snarky tragedy-in-two-acts quoting their social media conspiracies and then their covid obit. I don’t want to read this as an … Continue reading
The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known
WorkBro ran Zoom trivia the other night, and he made a category called “Literature” which was just posting one-star Amazon reviews and asking us to identify which classic novel was being reviewed. Obviously, I got them all, plus the bonus … Continue reading
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Nonstarter
Today is June first, and my calendar alert reminded me to do my Free Donut Day class warmups. Every summer, I do a little activity with a coffee menu, a little counter vocabulary, and a roleplay conversation with directions to … Continue reading
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Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders is a novel about about the plague. I was a little worried that the title meant it was gonna be too much bright-siding in the face of disaster. I’ve unfollowed everyone who’s written any garbage about how … Continue reading
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Mentioned in Dispatches
In an entirely different universe, about a month ago, going to the grocery store wouldn’t merit a mention. But now… we made it 8 days since our last shopping trip, and I would really like to eat an apple or … Continue reading
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Book Review: Company of Liars
Company of Liars, by Karen Maitland, blends elements of The Decameron, The Masque of The Red Death, with And Then There Were None, and a little bit of a darker Canterbury Tales, for a story of friendship, secrets, and betrayal in plague-ridden England. Our … Continue reading
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Ghost Classes
Remember the ghost teacher in Harry Potter? One night he died in his sleep, and then the next morning he got up to teach his classes anyway? Today is my first Monday at home on Covid19 furlough from classes, and … Continue reading