The Mountain-Bustin’, Word-Wrasslin’, Bear-Gone-Astray Saga of This Damned Book

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SCENE: A QUIET STAGE. JACKIE STROLLS ON WEARING COWBOY OUTFIT AND 11-GALLON HAT (INFLATION). SHE TAKES A SEAT ON A CONVENIENTLY PLACED HAY BALE, SETS AN ELBOW ON ONE KNEE, AND SPEAKS TO THE CAMERA

The other day someone hit me with the dreaded question: “Are you almost done yet?” As if they were asking for me to pass the ketchup.

I am not. 

And before you ask the next question: Four years in, Hoss, as of last week. 

But I am almost almost done, practically tiptoeing through the tulips of nearly-donesville.

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July 2023 Reads

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Completing the Author-to-Reader Circuit

July was a banner month for reading, as you’ll note from the graphic. As you’ll also note from the graphic, I am quite the design expert.

One of my 2023 resolutions (bwahaha, remember those?) was to write more reviews of books. The rule I set for myself was to write a review for any book that I was still thinking about many hours after turning the last page.

Reviews require a different sort of engagement with a book. It’s academic and emotional. It is a way of helping complete the circuit of author-to-reader.

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