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Rachel Reynolds

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Rachel' s interest in writing was renewed after her daughter's diagnosis with a brain tumor in 2009. After keeping an online blog during the journey, Rachel continued her writing efforts, mainly through her personal blog. She has contributed to a variety of online and print publications with topics ranging from satire and pop culture to human interest and community news.

When not writing, she works in program management for healthcare-related public programs. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Organizational Leadership.

Rachel lives in Ashland, Virginia with her family. In her spare time, she fawns over Don Draper, dark chocolate, and public radio personalities (not necessarily in that order). ...more

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Four Seasons for Charlotte

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Half a Century - Wow!

Here it is! My 50th year.

How do you mark a half-century on the planet?

First, I'm astounded by the many other things that are marking 50 years in our culture:

The movies Jaws and Monty Python and the Holy GrailThe Rocky Horror Picture ShowBohemian RhapsodySaturday Night LiveSpace Mountain at Walt Disney WorldFamous Amos chocolate chip cookiesReaching this milestone also had me thinking about Read more of this blog post »

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The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me, #2)

by Abby Jimenez (Goodreads Author)

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Theo of Golden

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Tea & Alchemy

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A good old spy thriller. I had already seen the TV show it's based on and now know it was a very good adaptation. The action is fast and the story moves quickly. I love the cast of characters, especially the cantankerous Jackson Lamb. Sometimes the s ...more
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Semple is a writer who knows how to blend the realistic with the absurd and turn it into a fantastical story that you could just believe in the right circumstances. She does this again with Go Gentle. Adora Hazard is a comedy writer turned philosophe ...more
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Love Kate Bowler's perspectives on life and I have really enjoyed her other books. In this one, Bowler takes a deep dive into the concept of Joy. What is joy? How do we find it, especially when we feel attacked on all sides by grief, longing, and pai ...more
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This novel wasn't King's finest but it was a solid thriller. Instead of supernatural horror, King leans in to domestic terrorism with not one but two maniacal killers driven by irrational thoughts, stoked by political dogma and twisted visions of rig ...more
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“I'll tell them how I survive it. I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in things because I'm afraid it could be taken away. That's when I make a list in my head of every act of goodness I've seen someone do. It's like a game. Repetitive. Even a little tedious after more than twenty years.

But there are much worse games to play.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

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“Love isn't something you can just unlearn...no matter who you are, or who you're born to, or how much it's not returned" - - Elephant Girl”
― Jane Devin, Elephant Girl: A Human Story

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“Oh, please don't go—we'll eat you up—we love you so!”
― Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are

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“There must be more to life than having everything!”
― Maurice Sendak, Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

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“The serious problems in life...are never fully solved. If ever they should appear to be so it is a sure sign that something has been lost. The meaning and purpose of a problem seem to lie not in its solution but in our working at it incessantly.”
― C.G. Jung

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