Book #62 of this year was The Labors of Hercules Beal , by Gary D. Schmidt. I mentioned recently that there are a few of Schmidt's books I...| thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
My husband and I spend most of the time a long way from family, but this summer we got to see many of the people on my side. During our visi...| thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
Robyn has added the third line! April 1 Linda Mitchell at A Word Edgewise April 2 Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect April 3 Robyn at Li...| thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
So technically, summer's end is still a long way away. But we'll soon be headed back to school, so in my mind, this sonnet about Labor Day is appropriate.| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Jan is hosting Poetry Friday today, and she's encouraging us to take a moment off in the middle of this stressful moment in the news. So here's a poem I read on social media this week.| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Book #51 of the year was When the World Fell Silent, by Donna Jones Alward. It's a historical novel about the Halifax Explosion of 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This was a book club read, and while it wasn't one of our very favorites, we did enjoy it.| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Psalm 23: 1-3| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Hello friends! I am happy to be hosting Poetry Friday this week. I am in the United States at the moment, on summer break from my usual home in Kampala, Uganda, so our usual time zone issues do not apply. I'm on Eastern Standard Time, and in the land of fast internet, and I'm not teaching, so your head may spin with the speed at which I will round up your contributions (the old-fashioned way)! Leave your link in the comments. Comment moderation is enabled so you won't see your comment immedia...| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Ramona is our host this month for Spiritual Journey Thursday. Her prompt for us is as follows:| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Book #41 of 2025 was Clytemnestra, by Costanza Casati. This retelling of Clytemnestra's story is violent and harsh. What was it like to grow up Spartan? How was her relationship with her sister Helen, who would become Helen of Troy? What about her first marriage? What about her monstrous second husband, Agamemnon? If you're very into this whole story like I am, it's a must read.| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Book #27 of the year was L'Énigme du Retour, by Dany Laferrière. I downloaded it a while ago because I was craving reading something Haitian, preferably something not about death and misery. This book, though it was published in 2009, was about death and misery, in its own way. After the death of his father, the protagonist, exiled in Canada, returns to Haiti and reflects on what he sees and experiences. Here's an English translation. | There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
I have been very uneven in my participation in Spiritual Journey Thursday so far this year, but I felt I really needed to participate this month (even though I'm a day late). Carol, our host, just lost her husband, and yet is able to post about blossoming. So if she can, I can too.| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
You can read the whole thing here!| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
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Today it's my turn to add a line to the Progressive Poem. It's also my blog birthday; today I've been blogging for 18 years. The Progressive Poem has been around for 13 of those years, since 2012. I've participated in all of them! | There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
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I've been away on a camping trip for the last few days. You can catch up on the lines for the Progressive Poem here.| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Here it is!| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
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Read them here.| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Tabatha's added it!| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
You can read them both here.| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Buffy's brought birds into the Progressive Poem, and you know I approve of that!| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Denise has added it!| There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town
Book #51 of the year was When the World Fell Silent, by Donna Jones Alward. It's a historical novel about the Halifax Explosion of 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This was a book club read, and while it wasn't one of our very favorites, we did enjoy it.| thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
Welcome to today's Poetry Friday roundup! Please leave your links in the comments and I will round them up the old-fashioned way. I have Com...| thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com