Category: Wednesday Blogging Challenge

For this one I’d say pretty much any world from a sci-fi or post-apocalyptic novel. Even some fantasy worlds, like the various landscapes in The Lord of the Rings, are not ones I’d want to spend time in, fraught as they are with unexpected danger. I sometimes even have trouble reading about them because the READ MORE

There are tons of topics I love learning about via books – social issues, nature, crafts like crocheting, parenting, other cultures and countries. But I think the topic that most recently tops my list of topics I’m interested in learning about has to be ADHD since at least two members of my family (me being READ MORE

Hmmmmm, this is an tough one. Partly because I don’t really know where to go with it, but mostly because it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. Like the people in my life are a collection of stories rather than people – also most of the stories I can think of that would fall in READ MORE

The prompt for this week was actually book quotes that make you think, but I’m not one for noting down quotes as a general rule and I don’t have time to look for them. So once again, I’m not going to look for quotes (I’ll throw one or two in if I come across them READ MORE

This week’s prompt was actually “book quotes that make me laugh,” but I can’t be assed rooting around to try and find specific quotes as I don’t mark or copy them down as I go. So instead, you’re going to get a selection of books that make me laugh:              READ MORE

Well this is an easy one – I like to curl up under a cosy blanket with a cup of tea (preferably made by my kid who is an excellent tea-maker) and some twinkle lights on and read a book. Of course. But if that’s not an option or if I need a break, I READ MORE

This seems to be a very hotly contested issue these days. But the dawn of AI becoming widespread coincided with my efforts to avoid reading stressful things in online news, so I haven’t read that much about it. But I would assume that, like with many technological advances, there is the potential for great benefits READ MORE

Happy New Year, everyone! Now the real challenge begins – not resolutions (for me, anyway, you do you), but attempting to write “2025” instead of “2024,” which I had only just got the hang of. I could have used an extra month to enjoy that! Anyway, I have a whole Top Ten Tuesday post coming READ MORE

I don’t know that many myths or legends from my area, but I do know there are a lot of them because we live on the unceded land of multiple first nations, including the Squamish (or Skwxwúʔmesh). One of their legends that I’ve heard about is of The Two Sisters  (or Twin Sisters) – a READ MORE

  I don’t care much for fashion. My own dress sense stalled out somewhere between the late 90s and early 2000s, arguably not so much because I liked the fashion particularly, but because there was more unisex and simple clothing, and in some cases more comfortable. I don’t like skirts much, or dresses. I hate READ MORE

  I used to like musicals when I was a kid, but that was partly because a neighbour had quite a few that I could borrow, and since we didn’t have TV anything I could watch on video was going to get me to watch it. Repeatedly. I watched some Barbara Streisand ones like Hello READ MORE

  It’s funny, since becoming a stay at home mom, which then transitioned into being someone who couldn’t handle a full time job, then one who wasn’t comfortable going to a public place every day and exposing myself to risk of illness, then kind of all of the above, my days aren’t really all that READ MORE

  I really enjoy a good mystery. But notice the word “good” in there – it has to be well plotted, have good twists, drop enough clues that I feel like I have a shot at solving it, but also be tough to crack and not feel too easy. And for it to really blow READ MORE

  For the most part I find most superstitions a bit strange. Which isn’t to say there’s no point to them. I know that some people find them comforting or that they give a sense of control over uncontrollable circumstances. Though I know it’s ridiculous, I do sometimes knock on wood to ward off something READ MORE

  I don’t know if it’s because of being an only child, having a busy mind, lots of interests, or not a lot of free time, but I very rarely get bored. I’ve got chores to do, a kid to hang out with, books to read, TV to watch, hobbies I enjoy… there’s always something READ MORE

  Hmm. This is an interesting one. I’m one of those who don’t really fit into any generation. Depending which article you’re reading, I’m Gen X, Millenial, or some other random alphabet soup of a generation. I think once I even saw myself referred to as “The Lost Generation.” So it’s hard to pin down READ MORE

  This is an interesting question. There are so many things that have gotten more accessible, easier, and more convenient since I was a kid. I can no longer imagine a world without my cell phone, for example. The number of times I use it to find businesses I’m looking for, look up directions or READ MORE

  I like to read all kinds of things. In the past couple of years I’ve tried cosy fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novels, and even romance. I’ve found some books I’ve loved among my experiments. But I think the thing that I enjoy most is when a book subverts my expectations. A literary fiction that has READ MORE