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A dragon branch weaving by Sarah Batchelder

Thoughts on weaving, writing, stories, and life.

  • Bless Me, Ultima

    By Rudolfo Anaya It’s been three weeks since I’ve returned from a visit to NYC on a not fun plane trip and a really long time since I’ve posted here. And I read most of this book on this excruciating journey.  The woman who was sitting next to me joked about me finishing the book… Read more

  • Gone Girl

    By Gillian Flynn Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Crown Publishers, 2012 This book has had over eight hundred holds on it in my library system for the past couple of months.  It is the must read of 2012.  I think I first became aware of it through EarlyWord, but it wasn’t until I put… Read more

  • Masques

    By Patricia Briggs Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2010, 1993 Recently at work, I was checking in books and this book passed through my hands.  I am mostly familiar with Briggs’s more recent Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega series – both of which I love.  I did read Dragon Blood a little while… Read more

  • Some Kind of Fairy Tale

    By Graham Joyce Personal notes:  I may have found a new favorite author with this book.  I loved the gritty feel that this story has – the feel of this story is how I picture Tara’s description of viewing this reality after being away.  I loved the characters – especially Ritchie.  (Who doesn’t love a… Read more

  • A different approach

    http://www.goodreads.com/I’ve been neglecting my blog lately because I’ve just had so many other things going on in my life lately.  I’ve contemplated whether or not I should give up the blog altogether (since I do use Goodreads as well). Read more

  • Touched by an Alien

    By Gini Koch Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DAW Books, Inc. 2010 Genres: Science fiction, thriller, romance Series: Alien; 1 Format: Paperback (mass market) ISBN: 9780756406004 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 389 Setting: Pueblo Caliente, AZ, Roswell, NM, & New York City Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: As marketing manager, Katherine “Kitty” Katt, is… Read more