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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
Yesterday, my mom and I drove to Mount Pleasant for the kayak tour at Shem Creek. Other than maybe at camp a time or two when I was growing up, this was my first time kayaking that I can actually remember. Certainly, my first time kayaking as an adult. It was a little touch and… Continue reading Kayaking on Shem Creek
Lauren Michelle Brock 