January 1st-7th — It’s hard to believe that the first week of the new year is over! From the pressure of which book will be the first to finishing four books, this week was chock full of enjoyment. The first book of the year. I’ve always felt a little bit of pressure around…

I need the answer to this question. — At first, I thought it was sweet, reliving the past, every detail of things like how we met at a job I started because I needed a paycheck- had a week to secure work. Running on emergency funds. Then it was every detail of the sports games, not just hometown…

January Six Word Photo Photo Story Challenge: “Self” — Bliss is…. traveling through bookish worlds. I’ve been a life-long reader. Starting when I was five and used to curl up in a large brown chair in the living room of my childhood home. That love continued on through college, where I studied literature. I still enjoy reading a wide variety of books, with favorites being…

and how I decide on my monthly TBR. — Not too long ago, I wrote an article about four challenges that help to meet our reading goals in 2022. I wanted to take a little from each in designing my own reading plans for both the year in general and each month. The Year-long Challenges I participate in both the buzzwords readathon…

This upcoming debut book is an absolutely spell-binding page-turner. — “My past has been haunting me for my entire life, like a phantom that was never laid to rest, just like those girls”. -Chloe, A Flicker in the Dark Synopsis: It’s been 20 years since the disappearance of six girls in the small town of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Chloe Davis, the…

and what comes next — 30 day challenges… love them or hate them, they teach you a lot. I originally tried to go for a 30 day- 30 Medium stories- 30 publications in July. I came up short by 8. By the end, I didn’t want to write for the publications I had left with…

So why do I fall for the hype every time? — It takes three things to create a change or try a new project: the desire/why, a plan, and action. It does not include any particular day unless your goal contains deadlines. However, it doesn’t have to start on a specific day, today is usually the best day. I know this…