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mother of two.
air force wife.
battler of bipolar disorder
reader of books.
discoverer of joy.
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    oh my

    i’m a little person who occasionally gets big dreams. i’ve always wished that this little blog of mine would generate not just comments, but real discussion. and i’m so glad to see what has been happening with the last two mental monday posts. people are not only talking to me but to each other. so, [...]

    give thanks!

    thanksgiving day! what a month of delicious reads.

    and i haven’t even scratched the surface of my violent and crazy love of books. if you asked, i wouldn’t admit to a favorite book. i wouldn’t want any of my other books to get jealous: for crime and punishment to crawl off its shelf or for death [...]

    the art of the personal essay

    phillip lopate, one of the current gods in creative nonfiction, selected a few century’s worth of essays from seneca to woolf, montaigne to didion. lopate’s introduction to this collection is pivotal to an understanding of the genre. if essays intimidate you, start here. with a little patience, you’ll find something (whether it be mcphee or [...]

    a girl of the limberlost

    this is one of those “coming of age” novels that i clung to as i fumbled and stumbled my way through junior high and high school. elnora comstock is sassy and bright, empathetic and curious. and those lunches! my tummy dreams of the packed lunches of elnora comstock.

    and occasionally, when no one is looking, i [...]

    the funny little woman

    here’s to very small women with magic rice paddles!