It’s present day, & Monsieur Jean Perdu, fifty years old, runs his book barge on the Champs-Elysées called the Literary Apothecary. He has the unique gift of asking a few specific questions of his individual customers & then prescribing a specific book to cure his or her emotional ailment. Books are his entire life, especially…
Read MoreThere are a lot of books on my to-read list that I’m itching to get my hands on. This wasn’t one of them. Back in April, their names popped up on two separate podcasts I subscribe to, & the little description in the episode bio intrigued me, so I gave both podcasts a listen (That…
Read MoreFor at least two years, I’ve been saying I need to read more fiction. Read more fiction. Read more fiction. And it’s not that I’ve ever disliked fiction. There have just been so many memoir & essay-style books I’ve wanted to get my hands on, & reading hasn’t exactly been a speedy top priority over…
Read MoreI had the privilege of attending Margaret Feinberg and Jonathan Merritt’s writing conference in Atlanta back in 2015. It was my first time to fly solo, rent a car by myself, & sleep in a hotel room alone. I only had one semi-meltdown when I couldn’t find where to return the rental & thought I…
Read MoreI’m a movie girl– always have been & plan to always be. I watch movies for a good laugh. I watch them for inspiration. I put myself in the shoes of every character that comes across the screen, which is why I do NOT watch scary movies. But Christmas movies? They are some of my…
Read MoreNothing makes me happy like Christmas music. It’s why if I’m having a tough day in July, I’ll listen to a little Frank, Dean, or Bing & be right as rain. Blake took the kids out last Saturday morning so I could decorate for Christmas. I blared my music on my little speaker the whole…
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