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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

The little sliver of paper fluttered out my journal “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries An Australian Jessica Fletcher at her crime solving (and sexual) peak!” I quickly logged on my library website thinking it would be a great time to find … Continue reading

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A high five is not enough!

I have been following this story ( Hundreds of black men turn out to encourage students, dispel stereotypes)and it truly annoys me. Do they have this day for other ethnicities? I mean seriously what the hell? I wonder if the African … Continue reading

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Reflection

Today would be a good time to acknowledge all your blessings. Make a list – a long list – and then take a big long soak in the tub. – calendar page

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The Rosemary Conversation

“Excuse me, you’re the garden teacher?” I turned to a tap on my shoulder, and saw a woman looking at me with what my students and clients called RBF (resting bitch face).  I pulled out my headphones, smiled, and asked “Am I … Continue reading

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A Lesson Before Dying

Real life confession, this book A Lesson Before Dying  by Ernest J. Gaines ,has been on my book shelf FOREVER. The story is set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young black man, is an … Continue reading

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