Author: Yvette
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A Spate of Book Reviews: The Iron Trial
You will like this book if you’re looking for a simple, quick read about a unique “otherworld,” with a well-designed magic system.
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A Spate of Book Reviews: S.T.A.G.S
The book is a call-to-action for modern young readers. It encourages them to look beyond trusted governments, schools, and organizations to the fallible people in power who control them.
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Risky & Safe
I just got home from helper-shopping for septuagenarian and mom-with-toddler-genarian friends. I’m sharing a bit of reflection on that, and a potential tool with y’all in case it helps. TL;DR: Make a list of what feels “safe” and what feels “risky” to you right now. Share it with friends and loved ones if appropriate. First,…
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Tour Planning
The most important message Douglas Adams gave us, aside from laugh a whole lot, was Take Nothing For Granted. Not a house. Not a relationship. Not a world.
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Keeping Time
At the moment I’m a little bit lax about keeping time. I’m home, my pets and husband are with me, and all I have to do is write my book, be a good friend, and become a better writer by writing better, faster, and more words. One thing I love is challenging myself with new…
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Community in a Time of Pandemic
Reaching out, helping, is a way to feel connected and part of a community in this pandemic time.
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Doubt
I made plans to spend 42 days traveling alone…But then, when it came right down to it, I wasn’t quite so resolute.
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Forty-Two Places – The Tours!
From the pubs he ate in, to the canals he walked along, let me show you what it is like to walk in Douglas Adams’s footsteps!
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Life After Death
The ghosts drift down the cliffs under cover of mist and sea-spray. The deep basso of foghorn a warning. My dog runs, uncaring, over sand and rocks, splashing through waves. When the ChuckIt flies, he is swallowed by wet cloud drifts blown against the headland. When he reappears, carrying the neon orange toy, his tail…
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Happy 42nd (+5) Birthday to Me!
Five years ago I went on a quest. A quest to 42 places that occur in Douglas Adams Novels, over 42 days, for my 42nd Birthday. Beginning on March 7 (The 42nd Anniversary of the first radio broadcast of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy), you’ll notice some changes to my run-of-the-mill, whatever-is-up-with-me-now, Aspirations Blog.…