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Colleen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Colleen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Colleen M. Chesebro
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Gratitude, double ennead
This week, for #TankaTuesday, Melissa Lemay was our host. She said: Let’s write Double Ennead poems on the theme of gratitude. Use this as a challenge to write about people, places, or things you are grateful for. Or, write about different ways you share your gratitude with others. The double ennead is a form I […]
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| As a veteran, I strive to support other veteran writers. So when I heard that Sue Spitulnick’s writing group was publishing a book of veteran’s stories, I wanted to read the book. I know Sue from Carrot Ranch.com, where we wrote flash fiction togethe ...more | |
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| This is the third poetry book in D.L. Finn’s “Just Her Poetry” series. I enjoy this author’s poetry and was thrilled to find several poems that were published in her memoir, “No Fairy Tale: The Reality of a Girl Who Wasn’t a Princess and Her Poetry,” ...more | |
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This book begins with two children, Daniel and Colette, on vacation in the redwood forest, where they meet a community of fairies, including the mystical tree fairies. As I read, I let my imagination run wild. I felt like a kid again! The fairies have ...more |
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| You Can Take the Girl from the Prairie is a collection of stories based on Darlene’s memories. The stories are filled with love and humor. I also enjoyed the photos because they helped me get a sense of life on the prairie when Darlene was growing up ...more | |
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| Brody Thompson, a best-selling author, agrees to help Trevor Barcroft figure out who killed his father, who had served in Vietnam. Shortly after their first meeting, Trevor is attacked. That tragedy causes Brody to deepen his conviction to find out w ...more | |
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| Embracing the Power to Live is a poetic memoir recounting the author’s life, as told through poetry, quotes, Bible verses, and nostalgic stories that chronicle her journey through the difficulties of a life well-lived. Yet, this book is full of humor ...more | |
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Burning Butterflies: Poetry About Southern African Flora and Fauna
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| Burning Butterflies is a visceral collection of poetry that highlights the plight of the South African wildlife and how climate change affects the habitats of the different animals. The butterflies symbolize the flora and fauna that are slowly disapp ...more | |
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Book Two begins where the first book left off. The volcano has devastated the land. It’s apparent that the People must set off on a great migration in search of a new home. Yu’ung and the Old One head for the mountains, where the Old One wants to rema ...more |
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“A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own. The great instrument of moral good is the imagination.”
― A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays
― A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays
“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.”
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“My writing, it’s my way of making sense of everything. My way to feel whole. May I never be complete and may I never feel content – please, let me always have the need, always have the urge to write. ”
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