Fear of failure has been my personal impediment. I have kept my opinions to myself, for fear of offense, I have stood back when I should have stepped forward, I have let my dreams collect dust out of fear that I would not be good enough. Fear of failure, fear of the unknown. If you…

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 ❤️❤️❤️ Helen Czerski’s Storm in a Teacup is a departure from my usual book selections. I tend towards social studies when I choose non-fiction, but this time, I picked a science read. I am so glad I did. Czerski explains complex scientific ideas in a “user friendly” way. Many of the subjects I could vaguely…

“Above All, Be The Heroine of Your Life, Not The Victim.” ~ Nora Ephron #quotes #quotestoliveby #author #authorquotes #noraephronquote #noraephron #book #books #booknerd #bookclub #read #reader #readers #reading #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #kalidesautelsreads 

I bought this ages ago for the cover. #coverlove #judgeabookbyitscover #thefirstfifteenlivesofharryaugust #clairenorth #booksbooksandmorebooks #booklovers #bibliophile #book #bookstagrammer #booknerd #bookstagram #book #books #read #reader #reading #readers #readersofinstagram #sciencefictionbooks #fantasy #scifi #kalidesautelsreads 

❤️❤️💔 Science Fiction and Fantasy writer Kameron Hurley stepped away from her usual dystopic fiction to compile an anthology of her posts and essays on the feminist movement within the gaming and fandom communities (the geek community). Her topics range from GamerGate, sexism within her genre, sexism on a broader scale, her personal battle with…

I have read some disappointing books. I have read books I did not enjoy, but this is without a doubt the most heartbroken I have ever been about a book. I am a huge fan of Maeve Brennan, the short story writing, the Long-Winded Lady, the Irish woman who settled in New York, wrote for…

❤️❤️💔 Lisa Anselmo has, on paper, the life I aspire to: writer, living part of her life in her own Paris apartment. My (Part-Time) Paris Life is both Travelogue and memoir. Anselmo mourns the death of her mother, a loss felt most deeply as she explains she was extremely close to her mother. Through the…

I feel that this is an extremely valid point. If there is anything I have learned from becoming more public all you vocal about my opinions it’s that the most common argument for why something I feel is wrong is in fact correct, it’s that it’s always been that way, or “everybody” thinks this way,…

Anne Shirley as portrayed by @amybethmcnulty on @cbc Anne. I adore Anne Shirley, and this version of Anne-girl is exquisite.  “People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven’t you?” – Anne Shirley ( Anne of Green Gables –…