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"Finally finished the first story. King Athur lore is easier to digest than reading the real thing, for me, as the writing is quite difficult to get used to and tires my ADHD brain easily. I lost interest about halfway and have been struggling to get the rest read.
onto Robin Hood!!" — Dec 28, 2025 08:39AM
"Finally finished the first story. King Athur lore is easier to digest than reading the real thing, for me, as the writing is quite difficult to get used to and tires my ADHD brain easily. I lost interest about halfway and have been struggling to get the rest read.
onto Robin Hood!!" — Dec 28, 2025 08:39AM
My hands still. “Halmeoni wrote these recipes?” “She wrote them for me when I told her I was moving to America. She said she would never forgive me if I forgot how to make the dishes she made me growing up. When I first moved here, I made
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I absolutely cried. This book has so much HEART!! And it made me miss my own grandmother, and her recipes. Many of my grandmother's recipes are Pennsylvania family recipes from her side of the family: "Aunt Evelyn's pasta salad", "Family Favorite Applesauce". :)
“Because we are always expected to plaster a grin on our faces even when we don’t wish to. I used to do it so often, I stopped being able to tell when I was smiling for me or for someone else. So now, I don’t smile unless I’m one hundred percent sure it’s something I want to do, not something someone else wants me to do.”
― Apprentice to the Villain
― Apprentice to the Villain
“When wielded properly, words have the power to cut someone down with more pain and precision than any sword.”
― Fear the Flames
― Fear the Flames
“Overcoming hardships in the past makes people who they are now: survivors and heroes. Our job is to make them realize that on their own.”
― The DallerGut Dream Department Store
― The DallerGut Dream Department Store
“didn’t realize you paid such close attention to me.” “What makes you think I’ve ever looked away?”
― Fear the Flames
― Fear the Flames
“Pastries have a special place in my heart—alongside dragons, knives, flowers, and books.”
― Fear the Flames
― Fear the Flames
Louisa May Alcott - Reading Challenge in June
— 18 members
— last activity Sep 21, 2025 05:40PM
Have you ever sampled a good story from the charming Louisa May Alcott? Would you like to enjoy Miss Alcott's writings with me this June? Everyone wh ...more
The Arcrean Conquest
— 28 members
— last activity Jul 30, 2018 10:25AM
“He who discovers the heart of Arcrea and joins the hands of the seven regions will be king.” Set during a forgotten age of kings and queens, knights ...more
Verve Lit Awards Bookclub
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— last activity Mar 10, 2012 02:30PM
Everyone, come and discuss the books you want to nominate for the Verve Lit Awards! The VLA is an online reader's choice award. Want to break down a Y ...more
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