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…
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There 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…
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For 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…
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I 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…
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I’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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