Synopsis: Trapped. Without options. Lacking self-empowerment. Enslaved by addiction. Harmony Dust is 19 years old, living in the Los Angeles area, attending college, and addicted to an abusive, opportunistic relationship…
Synopsis: It is 1987. Lucy West is primarily a stay-at-home mother to two children, Margaret and Jeremy. She also works part-time, sometimes contributing articles to the Sussex newspaper of which…
Our family has been through some major transitions over the course of the past year, and the evening of June 3, 2010, not only felt like the culmination of all…
Synopsis: The main character, Violet, is “adrift” and “on a mission of self-destruction” even though, by all outward signs, she has everything: Successful husband, beautiful daughter, wealth, gorgeous home, luxurious…
Synopsis: Sometimes we get lucky and life presents with the opportunity for a “do-over” — a rarely bestowed second chance. It might be the prospect of a new job or…
Synopsis: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is author Gregory Maguire’s reworking of a children’s classic, Cinderella. But Maguire’s reinvention of the tale bears little resemblance to that or any other…
Synopsis: When Shaquille O’Neal was drafted into the NBA in 1992, not only was his life changed forever, but so was his mother’s. Her son’s success on the basketball court…
Synopsis: Katie Wilkinson has found her perfect man at last. He’s a writer, a house painter, an original thinker — everything she’s imagined she wanted in a partner. But one…
Synopsis: Somewhere between belief and doubt lies faith. For the second time in her marriage, Mariah White catches her husband with another woman and Faith, their seven year old daughter,…
Synopsis: Author Kim Edwards describes the books’ premise this way: “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter opens with a pivotal moment, one that changes the lives of all its characters forever.” A…
1. Where are my feet? I can barely feel them . . . they are still numb from all of the walking I did in New York City! 2. If…
Synopsis: In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a…
This week’s meme comes from Please don’t stop the music . . . The 35 Questions x2 Meme (Part One) 1. How far away is the last person you kissed?…
This week, brief memes from two different bloggers have been merged into one longer questionnaire. The Personal Opinion Meme comes from Team Ian 4ever, while Long Ago and Not True…
This week’s meme comes from Calvin’s Canadian Cave of Coolness. Another Meme About Me 1. Are you currently in a serious relationship? I am currently involved in a number of…
1. No matter what’s going on in your life, what always makes you smile? 2. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Once during college, my roommate wanted additional time…
Here is my question for this edition: Are you planning to watch the 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony this Sunday night? If so, which film do you believe should be…
He sat in an over-sized chair in the living room wearing bib overalls. One leg crossed over the other, his ankle rested on the opposite knee. He wore men’s classic…
1. A cup of tea doesn’t really appeal to me. But a white mocha sure does! 2. Being surrounded by loved ones, including long-time, good friends, makes a place feel…
It’s been a long time coming. Many years, in fact. After all, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the denomination of which I was a member for the first…