Friday, March 20, 2026

Friday Done List March 20

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Oh, my gosh. Another week of family stuff. Next week should be better, except I'm going shopping. And walking. And then I think it's...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

The Reading History Project: "The Westerners: Myth-Making and Belonging on the American Frontier" by Megan Kate Nelson

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The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier by Megan Kate Nelson  will be published March 31. I read a digital ARC p...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Friday Done List March 13

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I spent two days this week with family. Then two hours on the phone with family business. Not my best work week. No, I don't know what w...
Monday, March 09, 2026

The Reading History Project: "Pedal Pusher" by Mary Boone. Watch Out for Women on Bikes!

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Pedal Pusher: How One Woman's Bicycle Adventure Helped Change the World   by Mary Boone with illustrations by Lisa Anchin is a great s...
Friday, March 06, 2026

Friday Done List March 6

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Life got ahead of work this week, meaning I was tied up most of Monday and today and feeling a certain amount of frustration about that. And...
Sunday, March 01, 2026

A Lesson On Finding Lost Things That We Can All Use

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I dabble in reading fiction that includes ADHD characters, so I got a copy of D.L. Green 's CJ Baker Mover and Shaker: The Mystery of t...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Friday Done List February 27

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So, we had a blizzard last weekend. Lost power for 90 minutes. That led to a heat problem for a little while. I had to shovel snow a couple ...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

Using My Blog as a Writing Journal is Probably Not a Good Idea

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Winter forest bathing? Yesterday I threw out an idea here about starting to use this blog as a writers' journal, a place to work on pre...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The Story Behind the Story: A Second Version That Refines a Concept

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The Reading History Project: The "Our" in "Our Shared History" was published at Books Are Our Superpower on Monday. Th...
Monday, February 23, 2026

The Reading History Project: "Destiny of the Republic" by Candice Millard

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 I am writing today about Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard even thoug...