Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir by Doron WeberMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a review of the Advance Readers Copy. I’m not sure if they’ll change the preview of the book when it is released in 2012, but if you prefer not to know whether Damon wins his battle against his life-threatening illness, stop reading here.
Read MoreSo, yes, I’m doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year and this will be my third attempt. The first time I tried it, 2009, it was a last minute kind of deal and I really had no idea what I was doing. I just started writing. And then I stopped writing shortly thereafter.
Last year I tried again. Having fully committed myself to the whole writing thing, I thought it would be a great challenge and I was excited to see what I could produce. Then I came down with bronchitis. And I stopped writing shortly thereafter.
Read MoreI saw this posted on Facebook a few weeks ago and it has really stuck with me. I’m a firm believer in “be nice to everyone” and I’m a firm believer in karma. This could lead to a deep discussion and I’d love to hear what others think about this “what goes around, comes around” thing, but I’ll spare my preaching in this post. For me, the saying says it all.
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