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Aldon’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Aldon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Aldon Hynes
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December 2007
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Connection, not Commodity
As I jumped into Mastodon and thought of ways describe the difference between Mastodon and Twitter, a phrase came to my mind, “Connection, not Commodity.” For me, it feels like Mastodon, and the Fediverse as a whole, is about re-establishing connection between people as opposed to the marketing platform that Twitter seems to have become.
I talked about this the other day, and recently, I came acros
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Short Poetry Collection 001 (Librivox Short Poetry, #1)
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Short Poetry Collection 002 (Librivox Short Poetry, #2)
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Well, this is the first time I've posted a Did Not Finish review. I started this book a few weeks ago. I found that I was not interested in the characters or the plot. In fact, I found both lacking in verisimilitude. At one point, I just set it aside
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Another memoir to add to my list. Mary Karr is an author who often comes up in my writing group. This is her third memoir. Her first always has a long wait list at the library, so I thought I’d start with this one. It is the story of alcoholism. I wo ...more |
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Recently, I joined a memoir writing group and the facilitator has been talking a lot about this book, so I decided to read it. It was incredibly challenging for me. Content Warning: This is the story of childhood sexual abuse. It is graphic. It is hea ...more |
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| A few years ago, I spoke with a friend about reading novels from perspectives and experiences different from my own. Mostly I was thinking about novels about people from places other than wealthy western nations. She suggested I try something a littl ...more | |
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A friend of mine is going through perimenopause and she suggested that her friends read chapter 6 of Moody Bitches to get a better understanding of what she is going through. In my typical over achieving mindset, I chose to read the whole book. My fri ...more |
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| As I spend more time reading whatever pops up for me, I stumbled across “Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency.” It is another psychological relationship self-help books. Several people I’ve been talking with have b ...more | |
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| I’m way behind in my reading for this year, and I’ve mostly abandoned the 52 book challenge and my overall goal. Now, I’m just reading books that grab my attention. I’m not sure how or why I stumbled across How To Read A Book, but I’m glad I did. It ...more | |
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“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.”
― Thoughts in Solitude
― Thoughts in Solitude
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
― Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC
― Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC
“Coincidences are God's way of getting our attention.”
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“To be wise is to be eternally curious.”
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“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
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