Weekend Reads #65

Weekend Reads #65

I’m so sad to hear of the passing of Toni Morrison. I first experienced her work in college; a class syllabus included “The Bluest Eye” and I was changed. That summer, I read “Song of Solomon,” “Beloved,” “Sula,” and “Jazz.”  Because of Toni Morrison, as an English Lit major, I made my concentration Contemporary Women’s…

Weekend Reads #64

Weekend Reads #64

It’s been proven that criticism can stay with you far longer than ten times as many compliments. In the profession of blogging, I experience this daily. I can get so many supportive comments but will latch onto the one that is critical. I catch myself writing, expecting those criticisms on my grammar, my styling, if…

Acorn Street in Boston as seen through an iphone camera

Weekend Reads #63

I am currently on travel and wrote this over a week ago so if the content is dated and the world has drastically changed and what I’m sharing is no longer relevant I’m sorry and I’m not surprised.  Woah, things have been crazy in our country and the world as a whole and it’s very…