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While I have some time this morning, I wanted to post these photos from a recent beach trip before it's next spring and I still haven't done it. Life has felt fairly turbulent lately. I've wanted to write about why but also afraid of writing about it at all, as it has to do with… Continue reading November Beaches
I know, I know. It's already fall and I'm just now getting to what I read over the summer. In my defense, I started a new job where I'm required to go into the office every single day and it's been nothing short of a major life adjustment. More on that later. Most of my… Continue reading Summer Reads 2024
Hi there! I'm running a little behind with my spring reads post. Alas, life got away from me. However, I felt posting this in July would be better than not at all. I randomly decided to start a quarterly reading roundup earlier this year and really enjoyed writing the first of the series, but I… Continue reading Spring Reads 2024
I wrote this last August while sitting up in bed, avoiding sleep. I’m not a great sleeper. I’m usually watching TV, scrolling mindlessly on my phone, occasionally reading. I should read in bed more. But this night, I spent at least part of my dawdling bedtime hours writing this poem. If I’m being completely honest,… Continue reading A Poem I Wrote While Avoiding Sleep
By the look of it, my reads so far for 2024 seem to be a bit random. I'm never happy reading strictly in one genre. I'm a very mood-based reader, so I could be feeling spine-tingling suburban thriller one week and quirky, small-town romance the next. When I was choosing my first book of the… Continue reading Winter Reads 2024
A few weekends ago, I visited one of my favorite restaurants, Juniper, for the first time since before the pandemic. For about an hour, it felt like old times. I used to go there almost every weekend. When I said I wished they did their brunch every Sunday like they used to, my dad disagreed.… Continue reading Revisiting an Old Haunt
Last week, I started reading The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey. I bought this book after Bree, on the sadly abandoned podcast, Among the Dirt and Trees, mentioned it in one of her episodes. (Bree, if you read this, I would love more of the podcast!) Anywho. While I am enjoying the story, I somehow… Continue reading “The Grainy, Faded Lens of Mystery”: Thoughts While Reading The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey
I know, I know. It is no longer November. Needless to say, I am very behind keeping this blog up-to-date. I do have a couple more posts I'd like to write before the end of the year. For now, here are some photos I took from my trip to Crescent Beach in November. I love… Continue reading Crescent Beach in November
Yesterday, I went to Columbia with some friends to peruse a new bookstore in Five Points. We stopped at The Gourmet Shop for lunch first, which was nice because I hadn't been there since well before the pandemic. I ordered their pepper jelly and ham on a croissant with a side of the tomato basil… Continue reading Literary Travels: All Good Books in Columbia, SC
I took an extra long weekend for Labor Day and rode up to the mountains with my cousin to visit some of our friends. There are two places of note I did make a point to photograph that I wanted to write about. Sadly, we visited an adorable little bookstore that I neglected to record,… Continue reading Wine Tasting & Hiking in North Carolina
Lauren Michelle Brock 