My Brilliant Friend, readalong, The Prologue

Welcome to this Read-Along of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend.  Never having attempted to host a read-along here before, I’m not sure how this project might evolve, but I’m sure we’ll figure it out together.…

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Five Things Late Friday, Heading into the Weekend. . .

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Five Things Friday, but I have a few small pleasures to share and/or recommend: 1. The Lady in the Van magically appeared in my Netflix recommendations last week.…

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Witness and Mysteries. . . What I’ve Been Reading

I’m supposed to be on a blogging break now, but that, of course, means that I have more time to read, which in turn means there are more titles to record here. . . .…

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More Thoughts on Friendship

Just because I’m taking a modified break right now doesn’t have to mean that our conversation about friendship needs to stop.  Before I hung my “Gone Fishin'” sign on the front door, I found some…

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Summer Break, Fall Plans. . .

As I mentioned here not long ago, I’ve just entered my tenth year of blogging, and in all those years, I don’t think I’ve ever gone a week without posting. I’ve also mentioned here recently…

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