MissMeliss on March 15th, 2010

I haven’t participated in Sunday Scribblings in a while, and thought I would tonight. The prompt is to write about the book that changed everything.
It’s difficult for me to pin down just one book that was life-changing for me. I read very quickly, when I’m in a reading mood, and shift from book to book [...]

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MissMeliss on March 2nd, 2010

On Teaser Tuesdays readers are asked to:

Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between 7 and 12 lines.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some [...]

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MissMeliss on February 2nd, 2010

On Teaser Tuesdays readers are asked to:

Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between 7 and 12 lines.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some [...]

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MissMeliss on January 28th, 2010

On Thursday, January 28th, Booking through Thursday asked:

Jackie says, “I love books with complicated plots and unexpected endings. What is your favourite book with a fantastic twist at the end?”

Do YOU like books with complicated plots and unexpected endings?
What book with a surprise ending is your favorite? Or your least favorite?

Just as auto insurance [...]

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On Teaser Tuesdays readers are asked to:

Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between 7 and 12 lines.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some [...]

Continue reading about Teaser Tuesdays: Cleaving: a Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

MissMeliss on January 21st, 2010

On Thursday, October 29th, Booking through Thursday asked:

Who’s your favorite author that other people are NOT reading? The one you want to evangelize for, the one you would run popularity campaigns for? The author that, so far as you’re concerned, everyone should be reading–but that nobody seems to have heard of. You know, not [...]

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MissMeliss on January 13th, 2010

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MissMeliss on January 7th, 2010

I haven’t done a Thursday 13 in a while, on any of my blogs, and thought I’d challenge myself, as a hard freeze descends across north Texas, by pulling away from my fantasies of beach vacations in Outer Banks rentals, and instead compile a list of thirteen Winter Tales.

Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott: a [...]

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On Teaser Tuesdays readers are asked to:

Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between 7 and 12 lines.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some [...]

Continue reading about Teaser Tuesdays: The Ghost and the Dead Man’s Library by Alice Kimberly

MissMeliss on December 10th, 2009

On Thursday, October 29th, Booking through Thursday asked:
What items have you ever used as a bookmark? What is the most unusual item you’ve ever used or seen used?
True confession: Whether it’s a serious novel or a catalog offering a great selection of unique gifts for her, I tend to dog-ear, or use the flaps [...]

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