the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

book-review

  • a special book report – between two kingdoms.

    We have several books to talk about this week – but one that needs its own post. I am not even entirely sure how I ended up with a Libby hold on Suleika Jaouad’s Between Two Kingdoms – I think it was recommended because of my spoonie reading? – but when it came around, it really called… Read more

  • banned book friday #3 – with a few extra sick days taken. so it goes. . .

    Our Banned Books Friday report this week is coming late Easter Sunday night, owing to much sickly time as well as some busy time these past few days. However, even if a somewhat fluid concept of “Friday” is required to be a friend of the blog, our banned book report will be done every week… Read more

  • my weekend with joan.

    As has been discussed here many times before, I will be a devotee of Joan Didion always. Her work speaks to me in a way that only she can, whether it is being transported to the Haight – years before I was born – to better understand San Francisco counterculture in 1967, or – more… Read more

  • my mid-march book report.

    I am now reading several books on the writer’s craft, working my way through the best ones I can find, for an article I’m writing – and it is proving to be a fantastic project for me. While I won’t really be including those books in book reports – as most of you aren’t terribly… Read more

  • end of february book report and suggestions.

    As we are beginning March, I realized that it is time for an end-of-month book report, with some good reads I’ve come across over the past week and a half or so to share (and one to definitely skip IMHO). First, I am going to unreservedly recommend Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics – and… Read more

  • my mid-february book report.

    It’s been a few weeks since my last book report and this one brings an eclectic mix of suggestions and mentions. I’ve been working through several intense books in researching my own –  and, at times, this is reflected both in the heavier books I suggest – when I find a great one to share… Read more

  • my weekend with carrie – an audiobook(s) report.

    After working on some heavier reading for my book research and some other projects last week, I decided to listen to Carrie Fisher’s audiobook, Wishful Drinking, this past Friday for a break. It is on the recommended list of several artists and writers I enjoy, and it is read by author – one of my favorite things… Read more

  • my book report is overdue.

    Including a couple of poetry books, January was a twenty-five book month – with many good reads. Still, I am running behind on my book report – as I hope to give one weekly or thereabouts – so this is a two week edition. I have several good books that I am really excited to… Read more

  • 45.

    Tomorrow is my 45th birthday – and, as I say every year, after many harrowing hospital stays and several serious illnesses, I am deeply grateful for them all. Of course, today is a sick day – with all the weather changes and germs everywhere I could have predicted a puny birthday week – but spending… Read more

  • this week’s book report: finding words.

    This week, between my regular pages and my audiobooks, I have had an excellent reading week and have a few good books to share with y’all. ❤ In the coming weeks, I’m reading – and listening to – several books on writing and creativity as I’m diving into my book project, intending to have a… Read more