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Frances’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Frances’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Frances Amper Sales’s Followers (3)
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Not Invisible: A Memoir
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Against the Fading Stars
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A bit of good news
I was a finalist in the Creative Non-Fiction Contest of Women on Writing!
My essay "Gold Digger" didn't win the top prize. I haven't written creatively in so long and I was in a bad place last year, so I'm rusty. But, hey, my essay was a finalist! I was so happy when I got this email last month:
After doubting myself for more than a year, reading "your essay was excellent... scored high
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| You may think this is a biased review because the author is my husband and the guy he made the book with is our son! But, nope, it really is a great book! So inspiring for little scientists, adventurers, and children who just won't be stopped from ma ...more | |
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| Such a delightful book of stories and storytellers! So easy to read, fantastical, and funny. Highly recommend! | |
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| I love that it's at once familiar and new. It still had surprises. It's not his best, but I still liked it! Page-turner, with a believable, 3D protagonist. He's motivated by simple things - love for his dog, for justice, and for his dad. ...more | |
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“I’ve loved you since we had that first long walk together, and I’ve never stopped loving you. I don’t plan to ever stop loving you if you’ll let me.”
― Vince's Life: The Wedding
― Vince's Life: The Wedding
“the thing is, life is nothing like the movies...Somewhere between the two of us, something broke and we couldn't fix it. We tried. we only ended up hurting each other more”
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“You and I,” she said slowly, saying each word with care, “are a pair of scissors.”
“A pair of scissors…” I replied, unsure of what she meant.
“Alone, we’re knives. Sharp and nasty, made to hurt others. But together, we are scissors. Better, safer, more useful. But more than that, we are our missing halves. And whatever comes between us, we destroy.”
“I like that,” I told her.
“You don’t think it’s creepy?” she asked tentatively.
“No, it’s not creepy. Because I love you.”
― Vince's Life: The Wedding
“A pair of scissors…” I replied, unsure of what she meant.
“Alone, we’re knives. Sharp and nasty, made to hurt others. But together, we are scissors. Better, safer, more useful. But more than that, we are our missing halves. And whatever comes between us, we destroy.”
“I like that,” I told her.
“You don’t think it’s creepy?” she asked tentatively.
“No, it’s not creepy. Because I love you.”
― Vince's Life: The Wedding
“There’s only room for one in your heart for one. That’s just who you are. It’s not possible for you to love two people at the same time. You’ve got a big heart, kiddo, but there’s only on chair inside, and we both know who’s sitting there. She’s been there all along.”
― Vince's Life: The Wedding
― Vince's Life: The Wedding
“You make me believe in magic again. And just when everything is beautiful, you go and break the spell.”
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