Melissa

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Melissa is Currently Reading

Melissa is currently reading

The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

by Jonathan Gottschall

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Jan 22, 2026 09:35AM

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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)

by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)

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Melissa’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Best American Food Writing 2020 (The Best American Series)

The Best American Food Writing 2020 (The Best American Series) by J. Kenji López-Alt

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“A sourdough starter is a tamagotchi for people in their 30s,”

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Melissa’s Quotes

“Don't let them win. Don't let them beat you. Don't let them steal your magic.”
― Brom, The Child Thief

tags: don-t-let-them, inspirational, peter

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“I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.”
― Abraham Lincoln

41 likes

“Don't strew me with roses after I'm dead.
...When Death claims the light of my brow
No flowers of life will cheer me: instead
You may give me my roses now!”
― Thomas F. Healy

4 likes

“I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.”
― Carl Sandburg

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Almost Fearless: Monthly Travel Book Club — 310 members — last activity Feb 18, 2023 11:23AM
A book club started by Christine Gilbert of http://almostfearless.com -- we read one travel or memoir title per month.

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