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How to Handle a World That is Falling Apart
Buy books. Obviously. Because if you must be quarantined in your house for weeks at a time then heaven forbid you run out of reading material. No, the five-million unread books you already own are not enough. Silly you. You must organize the perfect reading list for the occasion and of course, this will require a few book purchases. Never say that every cloud does not have a silver lining. Buy tea because the only thing almost as bad as running out of books is running out of tea. You must have endless cups to handle each new piece of information about the doom all around you. Buy chocolate. No…
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A Poem for a Thursday #71
Photo by MontyLov on Unsplash Kim Addonizio is an American poet and novelist. I didn’t find a lot of information about her but I do like this poem that I stumbled across. I read it through three times which is my completely unscientific way to determine if I should feature a poem. If I read it multiple times in a row then there is something special about it. I want a red dress. I want it flimsy and cheap, I want it too tight, I want to wear it until someone tears it off me. I want it sleeveless and backless, this dress, so no one has to guess what’s underneath. I want…
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One More Time
I have been on a Georgette Heyer binge. Currently, I am reading the fifth in a row. If that doesn’t count as a binge I don’t know what does. It has been glorious. There is nothing like sinking into a world of beautiful women, handsome rakes, witty repartee, and nonsensical situations. It was just what I needed to escape from the reality of returning from vacation with the cold/flu from hell. At some point, I will at least look at all the new books I bought in London but for now, old favorites are the way to go. I started out with Cotillion because I love Freddy and I especially…
