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I just began to teach with a few other mothers. To my surprise, I found more satisfaction in this modest pursuit than any other I’d taken on. War can be a blessing in this way. If you’re trapped, its destruction can free you. It freed me to
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“They'd all be buried together, and Haris imagined the seeds in the girl's pocket growing shoots that would swaddle them beneath the earth, the barley sprouting upward, an unexpected crop reaching toward the sun.”
― Dark at the Crossing
― Dark at the Crossing
“For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Because after extreme loss, you want to go back.”
― Counting by 7s
― Counting by 7s
“It wasn't pretty, that much was true. But it looked like an ending. Neat. Complete.”
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“They were all in their early thirties. An age at which it is sometimes hard to admit that what you are living is your life.”
― The Moons of Jupiter
― The Moons of Jupiter
“Some people aren't good at anything. Some people just really like donuts.”
― Absolutely Almost
― Absolutely Almost
Cover to Cover Challenge
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The Rory Gilmore Book Club
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— last activity Jan 22, 2026 03:27PM
Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more
Rhythm of the Home
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— last activity Aug 25, 2017 02:53PM
A space for readers of Rhythm of the Home magazine to share books related to Waldorf, Montessori, and family and seasonal rhythms.
Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
— 200 members
— last activity Aug 15, 2025 01:06PM
In this group, we will read and discuss Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Odyssey, published in November 2017 by Norton. We also welcome d ...more
The Mookse and the Gripes
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Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
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