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alixwrites tagged me for this meme. It was fun because it made me think. 1. Hardcover or paperback, and why? Paperback. Hardcovers are unwieldy to hold, and I like to read with one hand. Hardcovers are for collections. 2. If I were to own a book shop I would call it… Barnes & Noble. Just kidding. Cup & Chaucer. 3. My favorite quote from a book (mention the...
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Alice is a Seattle teenager who seeks advice from a poster. She has two tree-hugger parents, one good friend, and an endless thirst for vanilla lattes. What she’d really like, though, is a boyfriend, someone, anyone who will notice her, so she asks her poster-advisor, Dove Girl, to send one her way. The problem is, two boys answer the call. One is Simon, the hot football player who works...
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When our youngest had a cold last week, she sneezed uncovered. I told her, always cover a sneeze so you wouldn’t give another person your cold. Oddly, she continued to sneeze uncovered, and when I came down with the same awful cold this week, she was delighted. Last night, as I sneezed (I cover, btw) and sniffled my way through bedtime hell, she gave me some advice. ...
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The University of Tennessee is my double alma mater. I took my undergrad English and doctoral Education degrees from there. Many of the landmark events of my life occurred on campus or were put into motion by campus events. I remember my university fondly (but not fondly enough to increase my annual gift, so hold off on that...
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