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Book Review: Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed My rating: 4 of 5 stars I grew up in the foothills of the Sierras and now live in Portland, where Cheryl Strayed ends her 1100-mile trek along the Pacific Crest Trail. My familiarity with the landscape added to my experience as…
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Before Before Midnight
Spring break, 1995. I caught Before Sunrise in the movie theater. An American guy and French girl meet on a train. When the train stops in Vienna, he convinces her to spend the day with him. They walk around the city all day and night, knowing they’ll have to say goodbye in the morning. I…
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Book Review: Jonathan Dee’s A Thousand Pardons
A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee My rating: 3 of 5 stars Two years ago I heard Jonathan Dee read the beginning of this novel, and I was captivated. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. Finally that day arrived. The beginning (and by beginning I mean the first seven pages) was…
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Write It So You Can Read It
Now, whenever I start wondering what I should write about next, I think about all the stories that have affected me. What do I like to read?