Tag: books
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DNFs
If you’re unfamiliar with modern bookish lingo, DNF is short for “Did Not Finish”. This is reader-speak for, well, exactly what it sounds like: a book one did not finish reading. Some people are assertive — some might even say aggressive — DNFers. They’ll get part way through a book, decide it’s not for them,… Read more
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A Pet Theory
I have a pet theory: Books & hugs will save the world. By “books”, I mean what we read, never mind the format (visual, audio, whatever). By “hugs”, I mean good relationships, never mind the degree of physical proximity. Reading & relationships. Books & hugs. Why? Because books spread ideas, and hugs spread love. Ideas… Read more
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Bookmark: “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert
Considering my new three Bs, I think it only fitting that my first biweekly (i.e., twice weekly) post be a Bookmark about my own Banal Magic’s starting point: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic. Oh, and while Gilbert’s book is not a novel with a plot that can be spoiled, I still feel obligated to say, before… Read more
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Post the First
Hello, world! If you’re here by mistake, welcome! Feel free to stick around and hang out. If you’re not here by mistake, double welcome! I’m honoured and delighted that you’ve deliberately decided to come here to my humble blog. Take your shoes off, have some tea, make yourself comfortable. Seeing as this is the first… Read more