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Book list 2017
dostoevsky, fyodor - crime and punishment -
Book list 2016
abercrombie, joe - the blade itself
achebe, chinua - things fall apart
adichie, chimamanda ngozi - americanah
aebi , tania - maiden voyage
allende, isabel - the Japanese lover
aptowicz, cristin o'keefe - Dr. Mütter's marvels
arnold-ratliff, katie - bright before us
atwood, margaret - the heart goes last
Baciogalupi, paolo - the doubt factorybalko, ( Read more... ) -
Book list 2015
abercrombie, joe - half a king
attenberg, jami - saint mazie
bach, richard - illusions
bacigalupi, paulo - the water knife
balano, robert - 2666
banks, russell - continental drift
barker, clive - the great and secret show
bennett, arnold - how to live on 24 hours a day
bennett, robert jackson - the city of stairs
beukes, lauren - broken monstersbiss ( Read more... ) -
Book list 2014
abbottt, megan - the fever
allyn, john - 47 ronin
angier, natalie - the canon
atkinson, kate - life after life
atwood, margaret - the blind assassin
barker, clive - the great and secret show
barlow, toby - sharp teeth
barnes, julian - the sense of an ending
bays, chozen - how to train a wild elephant
belfer, lauren - city of lightbennett, robert ( Read more... ) -
Book list 2013
alexander, eban - proof of heaven
anderson, tim - tune in tokyo, gaijin diaries
barry, max - lexicon
beukes, lauren
- moxyland
- shining girls
blum, deborah - the poisoner's handbook
bornstein, kate
- hello cruel world
- a queer and pleasant danger
brockmeier, kevin - the brief history of the dead
brooks, geraldine - people of the book
bryson, bill ( Read more... ) -
old ties
I know I haven't written in forever! We got back from our trip, which was lovely in every possible way- and then I've spent the next month just sort of catching up ( Read more... ) -
Father's day
It's been quite a month- again! I spent most of yesterday purposely not thinking about Father's day. Fortunately it was never something we really celebrated at our house. I am still missing my dad, but it tends to be worse on holidays. All in all it's starting to feel a little more normal that he's gone, but that feeling sort of comes and goes.
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Taking a moment
Time has been a tricky creature in this past month. It's been that long since my dad died. Since then things have gone from being in space-time back to mostly normal. I get moments of being weepy, but mostly I miss him rather than feeling overwhelmingly sad. My birthday and Mother's day were particularly rough- emotional I guess.
I've had my fill ( Read more... ) -
Putting things away
It's been just under two weeks since my dad died. People keep asking me how I am. I'm thankful for their support, and never quite sure what to say. For the most part I really am fine ( Read more... ) -
Grief & showing up
Grief is a funny creature. I can be fine one minute and weepy the next. This past week has been a roller coaster of emotions.
My father is declining quickly. The details are unimportant, although it's hard to watch. I go over every day and visit. I see him with one foot in our world and one in the other. He's happy to see me, but is uncomfortable ( Read more... )