Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
Last month, Methodists voted against LGBTQIA+ inclusion. As a result, Conservative Methodists - including the Wesleyan Congregational Assembly and delegates from Africa - took control of roughly 77% of the English alphabet. In response, affirming denominations claimed custody of the letters L, G, B, T, Q, I, and A. Conservative Methodists struggle to make use… Continue reading Aftermath of the Methodist vote
Thanks to Lent, Daylight Savings Time, or that extra cup of coffee, I had a terrifying thought yesterday: I own too many books. Even though I'd returned all my library books and cleared out a portion of my book collection last month, I still felt overwhelmed. I picked up some new paperbacks recently and received… Continue reading The Lenten Book Purge, AKA I cleaned my apartment
This post will be massive and unrelated to books. But...it's alphabetized. Stu created this tag over at this blog Something to Stu Over. The objective: pick a word for each letter of the alphabet and explain your reasoning, thoughts, or feelings behind your choice. I saw this challenge on Jenna's blog and, of course, she… Continue reading The Alphabet Post Challenge
A million thanks for this tag go to Jenna, one of the most positive bloggers I've ever (virtually) met. Her book reviews will want to make you read whatever she's reading. If you haven't visited her blog before, go now. I'll wait. Welcome back. Here are the rules for this tag: Thank the person who gave… Continue reading The Versatile Blogger Award
I read a book early in February so great that I predicted it would be my favorite of the month. I've highlighted some of my other favorite February reads without mentioning this one. It deserves the spotlight. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland "Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the… Continue reading February Book-of-the-Month Club
I didn't read as many books last month as I would have liked. I started the month off really strong by finishing a bunch of half-read books only to fizzle out during the last week-and-a-half. I only read half of my Black History Month picks. I started The Hate U Give and, while I really enjoy it,… Continue reading Top 5 WTF February Reads
I wrote this last year just before leaving a non-affirming church. In light of the UMC's decision, a lot of the feelings I wrote about are still relevant.
This month, I DNFed 5 books. That's only 1 more than last month. As always, I had grand plans for the month of February. Bless my optimistic soul. I tried my hardest and still ended up not finishing the following 5 books. Twelve Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn I expected: The heartwarming tale of… Continue reading Books I DNFed in February
Was anyone else disappointed by this year's Academy wins? Did the feel-good, white-guy centered, historical race drama seriously win Best Picture? I had to leave a REALLY GREAT Oscars party to go to improv class. When I checked the results later, I couldn't believe it. SO MANY good movies came out this last year and… Continue reading Bookish Academy Awards
Yesterday, the United Methodist church voted to uphold its ban on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ clergy. Because of this, my home church will likely leave the denomination. I don't know what entails. The anger and disappointment are coming on slowly. I didn't think this would actually happen. When my pastor proposed the four different plans… Continue reading No Longer a Methodist
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