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Booksie & Brackish
A Rigidly Fictitious Publishing Company
Serving One Creative Writer
Dear Reader,
We here at Booksie & Brackish welcome you to our humble corner of the interwebs. While we do not wish for you to make yourself at home, we do invite you to stay as long as you like. Interpret that however you wish.
Yours sincerely,
The B&B Creative Team
"Nothing Burns As Bright As You," by Ashley Woodfolk
My life is full of poetic coincidence, the strange alignment of events and circumstances and feelings that evoke the perfect “and...
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Aug 272 min read
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"The Overstory" by Richard Powers
I deviated from my original plan to read through the books that had been lent to or bought for me. I admit it. I also deviated from my...
mvhwriting
Aug 132 min read
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"Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman
I have a long history of putting books on Christmas lists because I suddenly had the urge to read a certain genre or topic. I honestly...
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Aug 61 min read
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"The Secret Pianist" by Andie Newton
This book is difficult to review because of two different voices in my head. I probably would have loved this story between ages 11-14...
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Jul 301 min read
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"The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum" by Margalit Fox
I cannot say that I do not like history books. I’m the highschooler who went to a history summer camp. I loved it. But I am not like my...
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Jul 232 min read
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"This Here Flesh" by Cole Arthur Riley
For the second time this year, I read a book that I felt saw me. It should not come as a surprise to me, I am not special or unique...
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Jul 162 min read
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"On Photography" by Susan Sontag
From January to the end of February I was feeling particularly proud of myself and my reading goals. I had made my way through 6 books,...
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Jul 32 min read
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"Call Us What We Carry" by Amanda Gorman
I was gifted this book by my choir director a couple years ago. I don’t remember the occasion, but I do remember how highly my choir...
mvhwriting
Mar 52 min read
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"The Folk Tales of Scotland: The Well at the World's End and Other Stories" by William and Norah Montgomerie
I grew up having all sorts of books read to me: Lord of the Rings  and The Hobbit , Little Women , Treasure Island , just to name a very,...
mvhwriting
Feb 282 min read
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"The Hike" by Drew Magary
This book was a disappointment. I thought I had done my due diligence and made sure this would be the epic adventure I was sure to...
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Feb 262 min read
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"I Kissed Shara Wheeler" by Casey McQuiston
This book checks more boxes for why I would not like it than for why I would, and that has more to do with personal taste than it does...
mvhwriting
Feb 192 min read
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"11/22/63" by Stephen King
It’s considered sci-fi, historical fiction, not really horror. At its core, this book is a love story that broke my heart.
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Feb 122 min read
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"The Creative Act: A Way of Being" by Rick Rubin
Whatever your artistic pursuit, Rubin speaks as a teacher reclined in a disorderly studio and connects to wherever you may find yourself.
mvhwriting
Feb 52 min read
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