Mia

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Mia is Currently Reading

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Out of the Woods

by Chris Offutt (Goodreads Author)

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Jun 04, 2026 10:07AM

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To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: An Informal Autobiography

by Lorraine Hansberry

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Apr 12, 2026 08:47PM

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Antarctica

by Claire Keegan

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Apr 08, 2026 06:59AM

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Mia’s Quotes

“I'm married. And pregnant.”
― Edan Lepucki

tags: children, impromptu-humor, marriage, what-the-hell

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Q&A with Chase Brooks — 11 members — last activity Mar 24, 2009 01:19PM
Feel free to ask Chase any questions you may like from March 23, 2009 to April 22, 2009. Range of questions can range from Hello, My Love, future proj ...more

Goodreads Official Events — 109 members — last activity Apr 20, 2010 05:57PM
This is the group for official Goodreads events, including book swaps, pub crawls, and anything else that Goodreads sponsors.

Apocalypse Whenever — 14072 members — last activity 1 hour, 24 min ago
The most active group for apocalyptic and dystopian stories! Join a monthly book discussion, get recommendations, or just tell us if you like canned p ...more

Words As Works — 135 members — last activity Sep 03, 2016 02:09PM
Words As Works With this non-profit venture we hope to coordinate with other publishers, authors, editors, promoters, journalists and further our ef Words As Works With this non-profit venture we hope to coordinate with other publishers, authors, editors, promoters, journalists and further our efforts to build a community with those who are also doing similar works. We also want to connect with more programs in schools, juvenile literacy programs, inpatient treatment centers, mental health facilities, detoxification units, homeless/housing shelters & programs, women's shelters, social service providers, city and county jails, state and federal prisons, halfway houses, outpatient programs, librarians, teachers, counselors, case managers, curriculum builders, creative writing programs for at risk youth or adult services. We are aware of many who are already engaged in this work and we want to reach and become connected to many more in order to grow a network for ourselves and for others to use freely in order to expand the reach of contemporary literature and enlarge its usefulness for those who benefit the most from this support. This effort comes from the heart and is founded in our personal experiences with literacy, books and literature being very strong guiding points on the road to recovery and rehabilitation as well as getting a better start in life for at risk youth. We hope to disseminate books from independent publishers and to set up and conduct readings with the authors that wrote these books in order to give not only the gift of the books themselves, but the personal interaction with the writers and publishers who produce the books. A future goal would be to conduct creative writing groups and hopefully allow participants to empower themselves into self-expression and learning their own creative process that is supported by their peers. Also, to encourage publishing opportunities for the works of these participants in chapbooks, anthologies and even support the beginning of publishing concerns that would become the participants own within these programs or outside of the support structure provided by Words As Works. ...more