the autoimmune hippie.

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

writing

  • national haiku day.

    This week, I’ve been working on a writing project I am so excited to share soon – and also (not unexpectedly) dealing with a flare and rain coming today. Still, I wanted to stop in for a quick post for National Haiku Day. I love all poetry – and haiku is a favorite since we… Read more

  • 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

  • 10 poems for world poetry day 2024.

    Happy World Poetry Day, y’all. ❤ As a word nerd and poetry lover, I was not going to let us miss this day without sharing a few beloved poems. (As a spoonie, I have been ridiculously sick this week, a gnarly pain situation as well as having full-body symptoms, exhausted, and collapsing into hibernation for… 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

  • don’t let the old man in. for tk.

    By now, everyone has heard the terrible news that Toby Keith passed away on February 5th of stomach cancer at the awfully young age of 62. Realizing he could be a divisive figure to say the least, there are a couple of things that have stayed with me the past few days I want to… 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

  • winter weather advisory book report.

    Now that I’ve organized my TBR list and added audiobooks as well, intending to read much more this year, Goodreads tells me I’ve finished ten books so far in 2024 (including a poetry book and a short work by Cheryl Strayed). I am absolutely loving having more books in my world (as well as more… Read more