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How I Read
I don’t know if I was ever formally taught annotation. I only know that I can’t not do it. The compulsion to write or to grab a page marker or to underline gives me a literal itch that can only be scratched by putting my thoughts to the paper or putting a mark on the…
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Reads: Jan. 9-15, 2023
Recently, I challenged myself to the challenge of reading 300 books, knowing that I wasn’t going to meet the goal; I did want to have fun trying. Imagine telling a classroom of middle schoolers that you were going to read 300 books. Some were impressed. Most were dumbfounded. I saw a couple of terrified faces.
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Reads: Jan 2-8, 2023
This week was back to school. I had decreased some responsibilities, and with that, I was able to fill in my new time with reading. I finished two books this week. Both were from different genres. Both were excellent.
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The Love Affair: Magazines
Flipping through a magazine provides a similar sensation to the act of flipping a page in a book or finding a lovely dress or eating a nourishing meal. The photos, format, and text—the smell—all enrapture me in a mindful trance of taking in what’s on the page.
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