Category: Bookworm
Updated on December 30, 2018
The Year in Passing
I read somewhere that “while children deepen your emotional life, they shrink your outer world to the size of a teacup, at least for a while.” I couldn’t help but nod in agreement, while adding, “more like the …
Updated on December 6, 2017
Ridgefield Holiday Stroll 2017
If you had a list of New England town must-haves, three-century-old Ridgefield in Connecticut would tick every box. Located on the western fringe of Fairfield County, it’s the right amount of small. It’s upscale but not pretentious, has …
Updated on August 10, 2017
Reading Enid Blyton in 2017
I grew up on a daily diet of Enid Blyton’s stories. Adventures, mysteries, boarding schools, pixies, gnomes, elves, wizards, talking toys, farms – she has covered a wide range of genres and ages when it comes to children’s …
Updated on October 22, 2017
Byrd’s Books in Bethel
There are stores that are flashy. There are stores that are grand. And then, there are stores like Byrd’s Books in downtown Bethel that make you feel like you stepped into the living room of an old friend. You can …
Updated on February 16, 2017
When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi
If you have time to scroll through your Facebook feed and shake your head in disbelief, you have time to read When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. And even if you don’t have time for social media …
Updated on January 25, 2017
Curious George and Other Books
Not too long ago, I volunteered at a Scholastic Book Fair in my son’s school. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed that morning, browsing through classics and newbies alike. In class, they are reading Molly Lou Melon, a delightful …
Updated on December 21, 2016
Poem of the Week – On Children
On Children by Kahlil Gibran Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they …
Updated on February 2, 2018
Rustle the Penguin Throws a Party
Read this free book made on StoryJumper Most kids keep a favorite toy or two in their locker at school. More often than not, it’s a stuffed animal, one they carry around wherever they go. The one toy …
Updated on February 2, 2018
Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
“Life isn’t perfect, she thinks, as the lot of them clatter into her kitchen. It has taken her a while to get on friendly terms with this notion. She had thought perhaps it was perfect for others, not …
Updated on February 2, 2018
P.G. Wodehouse’s Summer Lightning
I tried to take a break from writing. I couldn’t. So here I am, click-clacking at my keyboard in search of a story to tell. So, why don’t I tell you something about the story I am reading …
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