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Melissa is Currently Reading

Melissa is currently reading

Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: science-fiction, currently-reading, 2025, 2026

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Dec 31, 2025 05:45AM

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Riso Art: A Creative’s Guide to Mastering Risography

by Vivian Toh

bookshelves: art-photography, non-fiction, currently-reading, 2025

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— Dec 25, 2025 11:44AM

Dec 25, 2025 08:36AM

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How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

by Jessica McCabe

bookshelves: non-fiction, psychology, mental-health, currently-reading, 2025

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— Dec 03, 2025 02:48PM

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“I know
you don’t always understand,
but let me point to the first
wet drops landing on the stones,
the noise like fingers drumming
the skin. I can’t help it. I will
never get over making everything
such a big deal.”
― Ada Limon, The Carrying

tags: importance, observation, poems, poetry, significance

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“ALIZON They told me no one was here.
RICHARD It would be me they meant.”
― Christopher Fry, The Lady's Not for Burning

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“I thought about the way my mind wanders, how I drift through days losing hours, forgetting to remain in my body. How they call me absentminded, forgetful. The way I am mercury spilling over surfaces—solid and liquid, here and not.”
― Bassey Ikpi, I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays

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