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What is this self care you speak of?
How do you practice self-care? Self-care? What is this self-care that you speak of? Is it the new TikTok dance craze? Or some new slang those Gen Alphas are using? In all reality, I typically avoid talking about self-care. I am not the type of person who spends a ton of time trying to take […]
Time Wasters
How do you waste the most time every day? We all know the biggest time waster: work. Work seems to encompass so much of everyone’s day, right? All joking aside, I feel like I waste a lot of time playing games on my phone. If you asked me as a child if I would love […]
Where in the World…
What countries do you want to visit? I have been fortunate enough to do some international traveling in my lifetime. Most of which occurred when I was in the Navy. During my deployment, we had stops in two ports in Spain, one in Greece, one in Bahrain, and one in Dubai. Two years ago, we […]
Ode to Me
What’s your favorite thing about yourself? My favorite thing about myself? You mean, I must choose only one thing? Surely, we can bend the rules and I can make a list or write a sonnet about how great I truly am? Right? Of course, I’m just kidding. I find prompts such as this to be […]
40 Books by 40
For a lot of people, the idea of getting older is appalling. They fret when they find their first grey hair or notice the first wrinkle. As I approach my 40th birthday, I find that I am not ashamed when I say I’m almost 40. It doesn’t bother me to get older, because I realized […]
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s […]
Educated by Tara Westover
Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills bag”. In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the […]
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade’s devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world’s digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator’s obsession with the pop culture […]
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of […]
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
“Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.” So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health […]
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